Boys' name · since 2003
Dhanush
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 138 babies named Dhanush, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,306 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,876 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 138
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dhanush is the #12876 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 138 recorded since 2003.
Dhanush has 138 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12876 as of the latest data, more common than 8% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #15,306 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,876 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 138 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dhanush ranks #15,306 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,876 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 138 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,306 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,876 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 138
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dhanush's 138 recorded births place it above 66.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Dhanush compares
138 31st 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
Dhanush's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dhanush | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 138 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dhanush's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dhanush splits its recorded history at 2014: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dhanush popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Dhanush by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (85 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Dhanush's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Dhanush births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 85 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dhanush's data
- Dhanush's decade-level peak was the 2010s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Dhanush: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Dhanush 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.