How Many People Are Named Dashan?
An estimated 212 people in the United States have the first name Dashan. It is predominantly male (95.5%). The average bearer is 35 years old, and Dashan peaked in popularity in 1998 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dashan 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 Dashan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
212
About 1 in 1,616,766 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.5% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1998
12 births
Total Registered
220
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dashan
Dashan is predominantly male (95.5%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dashan as a male name
Ranked #12,556 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1998 (12 births)
Dashan as a female name
Ranked #9,401 in 1975
5 female births in 1975
Peak: 1973 (5 births)
Dashan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dashan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 77 babies were registered. Dashan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dashan by Decade
How has Dashan 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.
Dashan by State
Dashan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dashan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dashan
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Dashan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dashan?
We estimate approximately 212 people named Dashan 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 1,616,766 Americans share this first name.
Is Dashan a common name?
Dashan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 220 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dashan most popular?
Dashan reached peak popularity in 1998, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dashan is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dashan a male name?
Dashan is predominantly male. 95.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dashan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dashan Smith, Dashan Johnson, Dashan 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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