Recorded 1921–1980 Boys' name Peak 1980 23 births

Dushan — boys' name

23 babies named Dushan in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111970s51980s7
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Dushan was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dushan in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dushan

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Dushan between 1921 and 1980, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dushan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dushan performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dushan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dushan 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 23 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.

Dushan at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

23

Since 1921

60 years of records

Peak year

1980

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1921

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1980

Dushan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1921

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
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Dushan by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 48% of Dushan's all-time total
1920s111970s51980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dushan?
23 babies have been named Dushan since 1921. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
When was Dushan most popular?
Dushan was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Dushan been used?
Dushan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 60 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Dushan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dustin, Dusty, Dustyn, Dustan, and 4 more. 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, 1921–1980 (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.