Girls' name · since 1985

Dhyana

Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 127 babies named Dhyana, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#24,473 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,540 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
127
born since 1985
2010s
peak decade

127 babies have been named Dhyana since 1985, making it today's #8540 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Dhyana recorded 127 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #8540 nationally today, ahead of 51% 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 1985 to 2025.

  • #24,473 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,540 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 127 born since 1985
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dhyana ranks #24,473 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,540 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 127 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.

#24,473 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,540 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
127
born since 1985
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%50.6%
Dhyana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dhyana's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Dhyana compares

127 29th 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

Dhyana's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Dhyana Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 127 376 567,345
Peak-year births 13 21 19,840

Dhyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dhyana splits its recorded history at 2015: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dhyana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
13
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
468101214 198520062010201220152019202220242025 12

Dhyana by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (61 births, 48% of the file).

2010s was Dhyana's strongest decade.

61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Dhyana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 61 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dhyana?
127 babies have been named Dhyana since 1985. All-time, it sits at #24,473 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #8,540 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 13 births.
Where does Dhyana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dhyana ranks #24,473 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,540 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dhyana most popular?
Dhyana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Dhyana been used?
Records for Dhyana go back to 1985, giving 41 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Dhyana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dhyani. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Dhyana's data

  • Dhyana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dhyana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1985–2025 (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 Dhyana 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.