Boys' name · since 1979
Dat
Dat has 534 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 534
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
534 boys have been named Dat since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dat has 534 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2020.
- #7,589 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 534 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dat ranks #7,589 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 534 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 534
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dat's 534 recorded births place it above 83.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dat's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2020
- Peak year (1981)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Dat by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (165 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Dat's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
160 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 165 births (31% of all-time use).
How Dat 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 Dat's total volume
Dat by state
Where Dat concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 87 | 16.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 2.8% |
87 of 534 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dat's data
- Dat's decade-level peak was the 1990s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dats (87 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1979–2020 (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 Dat 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.