Boys' name · since 2008
Dhairya
130 babies named Dhairya in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,702 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,544 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 130
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dhairya is the #7544 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 130 recorded since 2008.
Dhairya has 130 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7544 as of the latest data, more common than 46% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #15,702 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,544 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 130 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dhairya ranks #15,702 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,544 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 130 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,702 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,544 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 130
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dhairya's 130 recorded births place it above 65.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Dhairya compares
130 30th percentile among 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
Dhairya's all-time total is 65% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dhairya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 130 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dhairya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dhairya splits its recorded history at 2016: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dhairya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Dhairya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (60 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Dhairya's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Dhairya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 60 births (46% of all-time use).
Dhairya by state
Where Dhairya concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 130 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dhairya's data
- Dhairya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Dhairyas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Dhairya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Dhairya 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.