Dathan · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1958

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 66 recorded years as a table

Dathan, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1958	4
1959	3
1960	5
1961	3
1962	3
1963	2
1965	6
1966	6
1967	3
1968	3
1969	6
1970	4
1972	5
1973	17
1974	22
1975	32
1976	18
1977	24
1978	13
1979	30
1980	17
1981	20
1982	14
1983	8
1984	13
1985	16
1986	10
1987	14
1988	7
1989	15
1990	14
1991	9
1992	12
1993	12
1994	12
1995	13
1996	13
1997	15
1998	18
1999	21
2000	20
2001	25
2002	20
2003	23
2004	12
2005	27
2006	22
2007	21
2008	19
2009	23
2010	17
2011	20
2012	18
2013	12
2014	10
2015	6
2016	12
2017	8
2018	5
2019	10
2020	8
2021	6
2022	3
2023	5
2024	5
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dathan isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 6
Rank in 2025: #10,695
How rare: 1 in 284,679 boys
Since 1958: 1,571

Most popular in 1975, at 32 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 44% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.