Boys' name · since 1975
Dasan
638 babies named Dasan in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,411 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 638
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dasan is the #8411 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 638 recorded since 1975.
Dasan has 638 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8411 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, 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 1975 to 2025.
- #6,823 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,411 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 638 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dasan ranks #6,823 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,411 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 638 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,411 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 638
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dasan's 638 recorded births place it above 84.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dasan compares
638 Top 39% higher than 61% of 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
Dasan's all-time total is 73% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dasan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 638 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dasan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dasan's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dasan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Dasan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (281 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Dasan's strongest decade.
281 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Dasan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
281 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 281 births (44% of all-time use).
How Dasan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dasan's total volume
Dasan by state
Where Dasan concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
19 of 638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dasan's data
- Dasan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (281 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dasans (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dasan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Dasan 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.