Recorded 1992–2003 Boys' name Peak 1998 82 births

Dakwan — boys' name

82 babies named Dakwan in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s652000s17
1990s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Dakwan was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

12 babies were named Dakwan in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dakwan

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Dakwan between 1992 and 2003, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dakwan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dakwan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dakwan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dakwan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 82 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dakwan at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

82

Since 1992

12 years of records

Peak year

1998

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1992

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2003

Dakwan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1992

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1998)
12
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Dakwan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
65 births that decade — 79% of Dakwan's all-time total
1990s652000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dakwan?
82 babies have been named Dakwan since 1992. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1998 with 12 births.
When was Dakwan most popular?
Dakwan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Dakwan been used?
Dakwan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 12 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Dakwan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dakota, Dakari, Dakoda, Dakotah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.