Boys' name · since 1989
Dashiel
Dashiel has 452 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,376 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,599 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 452
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dashiel currently ranks #4599 among boys' names in America, with 452 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Dashiel recorded 452 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #4599 nationally today, ahead of 67% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #8,376 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,599 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 452 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dashiel ranks #8,376 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,599 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 452 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,376 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,599 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 452
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dashiel's 452 recorded births place it above 81.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dashiel compares
452 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Dashiel's all-time total is 22% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dashiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 452 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dashiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dashiel's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dashiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Dashiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (217 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Dashiel's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Dashiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
217 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 217 births (48% of all-time use).
Dashiel by state
Where Dashiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 7.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
34 of 452 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dashiel's data
- Dashiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (217 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dashiels (34 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dashiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Dashiel 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.