Boys' name · since 1973
Dashun
Dashun has 521 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,708 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 521
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
521 boys have been named Dashun since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dashun has been recorded 521 times among boys since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2024.
- #7,708 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 521 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dashun ranks #7,708 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 521 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,708 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 521
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dashun's 521 recorded births place it above 83.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dashun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dashun splits its recorded history at 2000: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dashun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Dashun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (185 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Dashun's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Dashun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
185 births
- 2010s 72
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 185 births (36% of all-time use).
How Dashun 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 Dashun's total volume
Dashun by state
Where Dashun concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
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What to do with Dashun's data
- Dashun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (185 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dashuns (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dashun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1973–2024 (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 Dashun 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.