US rank #8761 Boys' name Peak 2014 119 births

Dhairya — #8761 US boys' name

119 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.

2000s162010s602020s43
#8761
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 38% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dhairya was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

13 babies were named Dhairya in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dhairya

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Dhairya between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dhairya currently holds the #8761 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dhairya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dhairya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dhairya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dhairya 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 119 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.

Dhairya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

119

Since 2008

17 years of records

Peak year

2014

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,761

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2008

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dhairya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
13
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 20242022202020162014201220092008 6

Dhairya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
60 births that decade — 50% of Dhairya's all-time total
2000s162010s602020s43

Dhairya by state

Where Dhairya concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dhairya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 4.2%
New Jersey share of Dhairya's total US births 4.2%

5 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dhairya?
119 babies have been named Dhairya since 2008. It currently ranks #8761 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 13 births.
When was Dhairya most popular?
Dhairya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Dhairya most popular?
The top states for the name Dhairya are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Dhairya been used?
Dhairya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 17 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dhairya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dhani, Dhanush, Dharius, Dhaval, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2008–2024 (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.