Recorded 1982–2001 Boys' name Peak 1995 94 births

Dhaval — boys' name

94 babies named Dhaval in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s622000s15
1990s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Dhaval was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

13 babies were named Dhaval in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dhaval

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Dhaval between 1982 and 2001, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dhaval currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dhaval performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dhaval shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dhaval 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 94 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.

Dhaval at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

94

Since 1982

20 years of records

Peak year

1995

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1982

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2001

Dhaval popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1982

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1995)
13
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 2001199919961994199219891982 5

Dhaval by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 66% of Dhaval's all-time total
1980s171990s622000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dhaval?
94 babies have been named Dhaval since 1982. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1995 with 13 births.
When was Dhaval most popular?
Dhaval was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Dhaval been used?
Dhaval has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 20 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Dhaval?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dhani, Dhanush, Dhairya, Dharius, 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, 1982–2001 (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.