US rank #10091 Boys' name Peak 1996 521 births

Dashun — #10091 US boys' name

521 babies named Dashun in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s461990s1632000s1852010s722020s25
#10091
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Dashun was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

28 babies were named Dashun in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashun

The Social Security Administration has registered 521 babies named Dashun between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dashun currently holds the #10091 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dashun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Dashun in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashun 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 521 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.

Dashun at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

521

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

1996

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,091

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dashun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
28
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0102030 20242015200920031997199119841973 6

Dashun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
185 births that decade — 36% of Dashun's all-time total
1970s301980s461990s1632000s1852010s722020s25

Dashun by state

Where Dashun concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dashun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 1.9%
#2 Georgia
5 1.0%
Texas share of Dashun's total US births 1.9%
Even split

10 of 521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashun?
521 babies have been named Dashun since 1973. It currently ranks #10091 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 28 births.
When was Dashun most popular?
Dashun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Dashun most popular?
The top states for the name Dashun are Texas (10 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Dashun been used?
Dashun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dashun?
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, 1973–2024 (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.