US rank #8515 Boys' name Peak 2001 1,376 births

Dasean — #8515 US boys' name

1,376 babies named Dasean in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s851990s4322000s5852010s2302020s44
#8515
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Dasean was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

73 babies were named Dasean in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dasean

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,376 babies named Dasean between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dasean currently holds the #8515 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dasean performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 585 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dasean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Maryland and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Dasean in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dasean 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 1,376 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.

Dasean at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,376

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2001

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,515

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dasean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
73
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080 20242017201120051999199319871983 7

Dasean by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
585 births that decade — 43% of Dasean's all-time total
1980s851990s4322000s5852010s2302020s44

Dasean by state

Where Dasean concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dasean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
95 6.9%
#2 Maryland
54 3.9%
#3 Pennsylvania
32 2.3%
#4 Ohio
24 1.7%
#5 North Carolina
20 1.5%
#6 Florida
19 1.4%
#7 Georgia
18 1.3%
#8 Virginia
17 1.2%
New York share of Dasean's total US births 6.9%
Even split

95 of 1,376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Dasean appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dasean?
1,376 babies have been named Dasean since 1983. It currently ranks #8515 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 73 births.
When was Dasean most popular?
Dasean was most popular in the 2000s decade with 585 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Dasean most popular?
The top states for the name Dasean are New York (95 births), Maryland (54 births), Pennsylvania (32 births).
How long has the name Dasean been used?
Dasean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dasean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dashawn, Dash, Dashaun, Dashiell, 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, 1983–2024 (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.