Dynasty — #4928 US girls' name
2,344 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.
More common than 72% of names given to girls today.
45% of everyone ever named Dynasty was born in this single decade.
161 babies were named Dynasty in 2001 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dynasty
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,344 babies named Dynasty between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dynasty currently holds the #4928 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 161 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dynasty performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,058 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dynasty shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 153 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Dynasty in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dynasty 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 2,344 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.
Dynasty at a glance
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Current rank
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Dynasty popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981
- Peak year (2001)
- 161
- Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
Currently ranks #4928 among girls.
2,344 total births across 44 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 161 births in a single year.
Dynasty popularity over time — boys
10 total births recorded since 2019 (Dynasty as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Dynasty accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Dynasty by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 1,058 births that decade — 45% of Dynasty's all-time total
Dynasty decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,058 births
- Runner-up 490 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Dynasty's strongest decade
1,058 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 45% of all-time use.
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 | | 139 | 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 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 48 | 2.0% |
153 of 2,344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 6.5% of nationwide
- New York 5.9% of nationwide
- North Carolina 4.3% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.3% of nationwide
- California 2.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 18 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 6.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Dynasty appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1981–2024 (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.