Boys' name · since 1972

Dartanyan

Dartanyan has 71 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,702 of 45,481
all-time among boys
71
born since 1972
2000s
peak decade

Dartanyan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 71 recorded since 1972.

Dartanyan has 71 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2015.

  • #19,702 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 71 born since 1972
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dartanyan ranks #19,702 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.

#19,702 of 45,481
all-time among boys
71
born since 1972
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dartanyan's 71 recorded births place it above 56.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dartanyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dartanyan's full recorded timeline at 2000, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dartanyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2003)
9
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
45678910 19721979198019921998200020012003200720112015 5

Dartanyan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (29 births, 41% of the file).

2000s was Dartanyan's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Dartanyan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 29 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dartanyan?
Since 1972, Social Security records show 71 babies named Dartanyan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,702 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2015. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 9 births.
Where does Dartanyan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dartanyan ranks #19,702 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dartanyan most popular?
Dartanyan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Dartanyan been used?
Records for Dartanyan go back to 1972, giving 44 years of history through 2015.
What names are similar to Dartanyan?
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.

What to do with Dartanyan's data

  • Dartanyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2010s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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 Dartanyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–2015 (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 Dartanyan 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.