Dadrian
Vahakn Norair Dadrian was an Armenian-American sociologist and historian, born in Turkey, professor of sociology, historian, and an expert on the Armenian genocide.
Meaning & Origin of Dadrian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vahakn Norair Dadrian was an Armenian-American sociologist and historian, born in Turkey, professor of sociology, historian, and an expert on the Armenian genocide.
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The Story of Dadrian
The earliest SSA record of Dadrian as a baby boy name dates back to 1976, when 6 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 28 newborns named Dadrian — #3,075 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Dadrian on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Dadrian last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 667 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Dadrian
Dadrian is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 667 births in the dataset. Dadrian's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #3,075. Use the chart and map above to compare Dadrian's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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