Boys' name · since 1958
Dathan
Dathan has 1,571 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,873 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,571
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dathan is the #10873 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,571 recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Dathan recorded 1,571 times among boys since 1958, holding rank #10873 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #3,817 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,873 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,571 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dathan ranks #3,817 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,873 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,571 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,873 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,571
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dathan's 1,571 recorded births place it above 91.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dathan compares
1,571 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Dathan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dathan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,571 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dathan splits its recorded history at 1993: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dathan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Dathan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (420 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Dathan's strongest decade.
420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Dathan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 71
1960s
71 births
- 1970s
1970s
269 births
- 1980s
1980s
249 births
- 1990s
1990s
273 births
- 2000s
2000s
420 births
- 2010s
2010s
221 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 420 births (27% of all-time use).
How Dathan 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 Dathan's total volume
Dathan by state
Where Dathan concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 79 | 5.0% |
| #2 | California | | 29 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.3% |
79 of 1,571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Dathan's data
- Dathan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (420 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.
- Texas records the most Dathans (79 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dathan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Dathan 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.