Unisex name · since 2003
Dublin
Dublin has 334 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,014 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 334
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dublin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 334 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dublin has been recorded 334 times among boys since 2003, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2024.
- #10,014 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 334 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dublin ranks #10,014 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 334 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,014 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 334
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dublin's 334 recorded births place it above 77.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dublin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dublin splits its recorded history at 2014: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dublin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Dublin popularity over time - girls
128 total births recorded since 2006 (Dublin as girls' name)
Dublin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (178 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Dublin's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Dublin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
178 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 178 births (53% of all-time use).
Dublin by state
Where Dublin concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 8.1% |
27 of 334 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dublin's data
- Dublin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dublins (27 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 Dublin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2003–2024 (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 Dublin 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.