US rank #10404 Unisex name Peak 2011 334 births

Dublin — #10404 US boys' name

334 babies named Dublin in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1032010s1782020s53
#10404
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 27% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Dublin was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

29 babies were named Dublin in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dublin

The Social Security Administration has registered 334 babies named Dublin between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dublin currently holds the #10404 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 29 babies received it in a single year. Dublin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 128 additional births since 2006.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dublin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dublin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dublin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dublin 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 334 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.

Dublin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

334

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2011

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,404

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dublin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
29
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
010203040 20242021201820152012200920062003 10

Dublin popularity over time — girls

128 total births recorded since 2006 (Dublin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 128 births
05101520 202420222020201720152013201120092006 5

Dublin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
178 births that decade — 53% of Dublin's all-time total
2000s1032010s1782020s53

Dublin by state

Where Dublin concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dublin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 8.1%
California share of Dublin's total US births 8.1%

27 of 334 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dublin?
334 babies have been named Dublin since 2003. It currently ranks #10404 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 29 births.
When was Dublin most popular?
Dublin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Dublin most popular?
The top states for the name Dublin are California (27 births).
Is Dublin a unisex name?
Yes, Dublin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 334 births, and as a girl's name it has 128 births.
How long has the name Dublin been used?
Dublin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dublin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dub, Dubois, Dubai, Duban. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2003–2024 (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.