Boys' name · since 1972
Dason
623 babies named Dason in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,908 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 623
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dason sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 623 recorded since 1972.
Dason has 623 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2024.
- #6,908 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 623 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dason ranks #6,908 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 623 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,908 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 623
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dason's 623 recorded births place it above 84.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
Dason's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dason's full recorded timeline at 2003, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dason popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Dason by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (230 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Dason's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dason births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
230 births
- 2010s
2010s
200 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 230 births (37% of all-time use).
How Dason 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 Dason's total volume
Dason by state
Where Dason concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
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What to do with Dason's data
- Dason's decade-level peak was the 2000s (230 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Dasons (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dason: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1972–2024 (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 Dason 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.