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Dathan

100% boys · 6 born in 2025

Dathan has been given to about 1,571 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,458
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dathan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 53
  • Born in 20256
  • All time1,571

How popular is Dathan?

Its best year was 2005, when 53 babies were given the name, ranking 2247th. The typical living American called Dathan is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Dathan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nathan0.88
  2. Lathan0.88
  3. Dashawn0.73
  4. Damian0.70
  5. Darian0.70
  6. Ethan0.68
  7. Jonathan0.67
  8. Daquan0.70

Middle names for Dathan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dathan John0.77
  2. Dathan Lee0.77
  3. Dathan Bryce0.76
  4. Dathan Ross0.76
  5. Dathan Quinn0.76
  6. Dathan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Dathan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.83
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.81
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.81
  4. Kareembrother · 0.81
  5. Marisolsister · 0.80
  6. Elishaeither · 0.80

Where Dathan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dathan Anderson0.74
    2. Dathan White0.72
    3. Dathan Reyes0.72
    4. Dathan Moore0.72
    5. Dathan Lee0.72
    6. Dathan Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dathan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.