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Dain Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Dain?

In 2018 the rare name Dain, ranked the 4,924th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Dain would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #1,116 in 1978 with 62 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Dain was less than 5, most recently in 1955.

Approximately during the years 1964-1970, 1974-1978, 1981-1984, and 2016-2017, the name Dain took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1988-1992.

Dain's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Dain for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dain?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Dain is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Dain (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 19 4,924
2017 16 5,563
2016 12 6,796
2015 18 5,092
2014 14 6,044
2013 21 4,497
2012 11 7,157
2011 18 5,018
2010 25 4,011
2009 16 5,608
2008 31 3,502
2007 29 3,616
2006 27 3,699
2005 32 3,180
2004 37 2,797
2003 40 2,552
2002 24 3,575
2001 46 2,225
2000 48 2,091
1999 29 2,878
1998 30 2,721
1997 33 2,466
1996 32 2,449
1995 32 2,406
1994 35 2,263
1993 36 2,170
1992 30 2,417
1991 35 2,104
1990 56 1,519
1989 51 1,570
1988 48 1,530
1987 43 1,616
1986 59 1,260
1985 57 1,269
1984 52 1,283
1983 43 1,451
1982 45 1,423
1981 27 1,998
1980 30 1,862
1979 48 1,340
1978 62 1,116
1977 24 2,015
1976 22 2,127
1975 26 1,840
1974 20 2,140
1973 36 1,406
1972 25 1,777
1971 31 1,564
1970 37 1,377
1969 25 1,648
1968 27 1,511
1967 19 1,820
1966 10 2,657
1965 13 2,291
1964 10 2,699
1963 13 2,324
1962 11 2,542
1961 17 2,015
1960 10 2,720
1959 9 2,864
1958 8 3,077
1957 10 2,671
1956 10 2,665
1955 < 5 --
1954 23 1,599
1953 5 3,924
1952 16 1,953
1951 6 3,422
1950 7 3,090
1949 10 2,487
1948 9 2,647
1947 5 3,840
1946 12 2,176
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1943 5 3,651
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.