Dainan
Dainan is a town under the administration of Xinghua City in east-central Jiangsu province, China. It has 4 residential communities (居委会) and 33 villages under its administration. The town is located in the southeast of Xinghua City, bordering Dongtai to the east and Jiangyan to the south, and has a population of 93,000 living in an area of 108 km2 (42 sq mi).
Meaning & Origin of Dainan
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Dainan is a town under the administration of Xinghua City in east-central Jiangsu province, China. It has 4 residential communities (居委会) and 33 villages under its administration. The town is located in the southeast of Xinghua City, bordering Dongtai to the east and Jiangyan to the south, and has a population of 93,000 living in an area of 108 km2 (42 sq mi).
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The Story of Dainan
Dainan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2012, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 5 Dainans were born — ranking #12,271 that year. As of 2026, Dainan ranks #12,271 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Dainans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dainan
Dainan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Dainan's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #12,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Dainan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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