US rank #8724 Girls' name Peak 2016 160 births

Dhwani — #8724 US girls' name

160 babies named Dhwani in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s362010s702020s54
#8724
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Dhwani was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

14 babies were named Dhwani in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dhwani

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Dhwani between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dhwani currently holds the #8724 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dhwani performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dhwani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dhwani in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dhwani 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 160 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.

Dhwani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

160

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2016

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,724

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dhwani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
14
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
46810121416 2024202120182015201020052002 6

Dhwani by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
70 births that decade — 44% of Dhwani's all-time total
2000s362010s702020s54

Dhwani by state

Where Dhwani concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dhwani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 7.5%
California share of Dhwani's total US births 7.5%

12 of 160 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dhwani?
160 babies have been named Dhwani since 2002. It currently ranks #8724 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 14 births.
When was Dhwani most popular?
Dhwani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Dhwani most popular?
The top states for the name Dhwani are California (12 births).
How long has the name Dhwani been used?
Dhwani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.

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, 2002–2024 (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.