Boys' name · since 2016
Dheeran
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 161 babies named Dheeran, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,756 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dheeran currently ranks #6756 among boys' names in America, with 161 babies recorded since 2016.
Social Security Administration records show Dheeran recorded 161 times among boys since 2016, holding rank #6756 nationally today, ahead of 52% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #14,278 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,756 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 161 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dheeran ranks #14,278 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,756 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 161 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,756 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dheeran's 161 recorded births place it above 68.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dheeran compares
161 34th 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
Dheeran's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dheeran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 161 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dheeran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dheeran splits its recorded history at 2021: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2017 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dheeran popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Dheeran by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (108 births, 67% of the file).
2020s was Dheeran's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Dheeran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 108 births (67% of all-time use).
Dheeran by state
Where Dheeran concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 6.8% |
11 of 161 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Dheerans (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dheeran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~9 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, 2016–2025 (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 Dheeran 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.