Dathan
Dathan was the 10961st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1197th; the most babies were born in 2005 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,198 places. More babies were named Dathan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,961 boys, down 4,584 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200553 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,571babies recorded
Dathan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,961 | 6 |
| 2020 | #6,377 | 13 |
| 2010 | #3,326 | 33 |
| 2000 | #2,440 | 39 |
| 1990 | #2,449 | 28 |
| 1980 | #1,817 | 31 |
| 1970 | #3,584 | 8 |
| 1960 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dathan, counting every spelling?
Dathan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dathan?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dathan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dathan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dathan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dathan?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Dathan are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 19 and 45. That makes Dathan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Dathan
How popular is the name Dathan?
Dathan was the 10961st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1197th; the most babies were born in 2005 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,198 places. More babies were named Dathan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Dathan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dathan in the US.