Boys' name · since 1988
Dsean
337 babies named Dsean in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,956 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 337
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
337 boys have been named Dsean since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dsean recorded 337 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2024.
- #9,956 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 337 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dsean ranks #9,956 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 337 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,956 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 337
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dsean's 337 recorded births place it above 78.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dsean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dsean's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dsean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Dsean by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (143 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Dsean's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Dsean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 143 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Dsean's decade-level peak was the 2000s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dsean
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dsean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1988–2024 (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 Dsean 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.