Boys' name · since 2006
Dhyan
375 babies named Dhyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,514 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 375
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dhyan currently ranks #4514 among boys' names in America, with 375 babies recorded since 2006.
Dhyan has 375 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4514 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of boys, 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 2006 to 2025.
- #9,377 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,514 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 375 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dhyan ranks #9,377 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,514 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 375 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,514 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 375
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dhyan's 375 recorded births place it above 79.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dhyan compares
375 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Dhyan's all-time total is 2% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dhyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 375 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dhyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dhyan's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dhyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Dhyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (239 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Dhyan's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Dhyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
239 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 239 births (64% of all-time use).
Dhyan by state
Where Dhyan concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.3% |
22 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dhyan's data
- Dhyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (239 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dhyans (22 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dhyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Dhyan 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.