Girls' name · since 2002
Dhwani
172 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.
- #21,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,668 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 172
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
172 babies have been named Dhwani since 2002, making it today's #8668 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Dhwani recorded 172 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #8668 nationally today, ahead of 50% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #21,366 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,668 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 172 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dhwani ranks #21,366 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,668 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 172 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,668 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 172
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dhwani's 172 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dhwani compares
172 34th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Dhwani's all-time total is 54% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dhwani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 172 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dhwani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dhwani splits its recorded history at 2016: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dhwani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Dhwani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (70 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Dhwani's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dhwani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
70 births
- 2020s
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 70 births (41% of all-time use).
Dhwani by state
Where Dhwani concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 7.0% |
12 of 172 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dhwani's data
- Dhwani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (70 total births) through the 2020s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dhwanis (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dhwani
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Dhwani
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dhwani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Dhwani 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.