Boys' name · since 1990
Dardan
Dardan has 102 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,269 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,033 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 102
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dardan is the #10033 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 102 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dardan has been recorded 102 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #10033 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #17,269 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,033 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 102 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dardan ranks #17,269 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,033 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 102 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,269 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,033 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 102
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dardan's 102 recorded births place it above 61.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Dardan compares
102 26th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dardan's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dardan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 102 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dardan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dardan's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dardan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Dardan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (40 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Dardan's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Dardan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 40 births (39% of all-time use).
Dardan by state
Where Dardan concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 17.6% |
18 of 102 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dardan's data
- Dardan's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Dardans (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dardan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dardan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.