Dathan is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2005 and has since faded.
Dathan is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,961 for boy births in the United States (and #22,643 across all names), given to 6 babies. Dathan was first reported in SSA data in 1958 and peaked in 2005 (53 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #10,961 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #8,474 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #8,404 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #12,766 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #7,729 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | #6,377 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #8,309 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #6,111 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | #4,505 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #6,763 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #4,922 |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 | #4,356 |
| 2012 | 34 | 34 | #3,246 |
| 2011 | 38 | 38 | #3,008 |
| 2010 | 33 | 33 | #3,326 |
| 2009 | 46 | 46 | #2,670 |
| 2008 | 38 | 38 | #3,065 |
| 2007 | 44 | 44 | #2,729 |
| 2006 | 45 | 45 | #2,628 |
| 2005 | 53 | 53 | #2,247 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | #3,894 |
| 2003 | 46 | 46 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 38 | 38 | #2,565 |
| 2001 | 48 | 48 | #2,162 |
| 2000 | 39 | 39 | #2,440 |
| 1999 | 41 | 41 | #2,237 |
| 1998 | 35 | 35 | #2,467 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #2,691 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | #2,942 |
| 1995 | 24 | — | #2,941 |
| 1994 | 24 | — | #2,963 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #2,885 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | #2,858 |
| 1991 | 19 | — | #3,241 |
| 1990 | 28 | — | #2,449 |
| 1989 | 30 | — | #2,257 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #3,560 |
| 1987 | 26 | — | #2,226 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #2,806 |
| 1985 | 30 | — | #1,924 |
| 1984 | 24 | — | #2,180 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #3,103 |
| 1982 | 26 | — | #2,068 |
| 1981 | 36 | — | #1,641 |
| 1980 | 31 | — | #1,817 |
| 1979 | 52 | — | #1,275 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | #2,144 |
| 1977 | 40 | — | #1,457 |
| 1976 | 28 | — | #1,790 |
| 1975 | 50 | — | #1,197 |
| 1974 | 34 | — | #1,503 |
| 1973 | 27 | — | #1,704 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #3,702 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,584 |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #2,733 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,265 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,086 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #2,506 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #2,506 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,184 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #3,722 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #3,426 |
| 1960 | 10 | — | #2,725 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #3,348 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #2,878 |