Recorded 1973–2020 Boys' name Peak 1994 242 births

Dartanian — boys' name

242 babies named Dartanian in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s201990s682000s602010s732020s7
2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Dartanian was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

13 babies were named Dartanian in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dartanian

The Social Security Administration has registered 242 babies named Dartanian between 1973 and 2020, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dartanian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dartanian performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dartanian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dartanian 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 242 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.

Dartanian at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

242

Since 1973

48 years of records

Peak year

1994

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1973

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2020

Dartanian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1973

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1994)
13
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
468101214 202020162012200419991995198919791973 5

Dartanian by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
73 births that decade — 30% of Dartanian's all-time total
1970s141980s201990s682000s602010s732020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dartanian?
242 babies have been named Dartanian since 1973. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1994 with 13 births.
When was Dartanian most popular?
Dartanian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Dartanian been used?
Dartanian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 48 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Dartanian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1973–2020 (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.