Total births
75
Boys' name · since 2000
Dheeraj
75 babies named Dheeraj in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 75
- total births
- 2000–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Dheeraj is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 75 have been recorded since 2000.
Dheeraj has 75 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2000 to 2017.
- 75 total births
- 2000–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
75 boys have been named Dheeraj since 2000, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 75
- total births
- 2000–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Dheeraj was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
11 babies were named Dheeraj in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Dheeraj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dheeraj's full recorded timeline at 2010, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dheeraj at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Dheeraj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2017
- Peak year (2008)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Dheeraj by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Dheeraj's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Dheeraj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dheeraj? ▼
Since 2000, Social Security records show 75 babies named Dheeraj. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 11 births.
When was Dheeraj most popular? ▼
Dheeraj was most popular in the 2010s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Dheeraj been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dheeraj since 2000 -- 18 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Dheeraj? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dheeran, Dheer, Dheera, Dhev, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Dheeraj
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2000–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dheeraj: Baby Name Since 2000 - 75 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dheeraj. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dheeraj 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 June 2026.