How Many People Are Named Dacian?
An estimated 298 people in the United States have the first name Dacian. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Dacian peaked in popularity in 2012 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dacian as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dacian paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
298
About 1 in 1,150,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2012
21 births
Total Registered
301
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dacian
Dacian is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 301 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dacian as a male name
Ranked #8,431 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (21 births)
Dacian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dacian span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 116 babies were registered. While Dacian is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dacian by Decade
How has Dacian tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dacian by State
Dacian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dacian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dacian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dacian?
We estimate approximately 298 people named Dacian are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,150,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Dacian a common name?
Dacian is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 301 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dacian most popular?
Dacian reached peak popularity in 2012, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dacian is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dacian a male name?
Dacian is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dacian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dacian Smith, Dacian Johnson, Dacian Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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