Girls' name · since 1981
Dynasty
2,369 babies named Dynasty in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,295 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,369
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dynasty is the #5295 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,369 recorded since 1981.
Dynasty has 2,369 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5295 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #4,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,295 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,369 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dynasty ranks #4,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,295 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,369 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,295 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,369
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dynasty's 2,369 recorded births place it above 94.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dynasty compares
2,369 Top 21% higher than 79% of 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
Dynasty's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dynasty | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,369 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 161 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dynasty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dynasty's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 161, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dynasty popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 161
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Dynasty popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 2019 (Dynasty as boys' name)
Dynasty by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,058 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Dynasty's strongest decade.
1,058 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Dynasty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 142
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
480 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,058 births
- 2010s
2010s
491 births
- 2020s 198
2020s
198 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,058 births (45% of all-time use).
How Dynasty compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dynasty's total volume
Dynasty by state
Where Dynasty concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 153 | 6.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 140 | 5.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 101 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 77 | 3.3% |
| #5 | California | | 66 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 62 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 60 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 48 | 2.0% |
153 of 2,369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Dynasty appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dynasty's data
- Dynasty's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,058 total births); usage has since declined to 198 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dynastys (153 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Dynasty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Dynasty 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.