Recorded 1971–2021 Boys' name Peak 1998 210 births

Dashan — boys' name

210 babies named Dashan in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s381980s491990s772000s412020s5

The verdict

210 boys have been named Dashan since 1971, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2021.

210
total births
1971–2021
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Dashan was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

12 babies were named Dashan in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashan

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Dashan between 1971 and 2021, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dashan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dashan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dashan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashan 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 210 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.

Dashan at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

210

Since 1971

51 years of records

Peak year

1998

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1971

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2021

Dashan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1971

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1998)
12
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 20212001199719931987198219761971 8

Dashan popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1973 (Dashan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19751973 5

Dashan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
77 births that decade — 37% of Dashan's all-time total
1970s381980s491990s772000s412020s5

Dashan by state

Where Dashan concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dashan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 2.4%
New Jersey share of Dashan's total US births 2.4%

5 of 210 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashan?
210 babies have been named Dashan since 1971. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1998 with 12 births.
When was Dashan most popular?
Dashan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Dashan most popular?
The top states for the name Dashan are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Dashan been used?
Dashan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 51 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Dashan?
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.

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, 1971–2021 (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.