Dardan
Dardan is an Albanian masculine given name, derived from the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived in the Balkans. Their name may derive from an Illyrian word meaning "pear".
Meaning & Origin of Dardan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dardan is an Albanian masculine given name, derived from the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived in the Balkans. Their name may derive from an Illyrian word meaning "pear".
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The Story of Dardan
American parents first put Dardan on the record books as a baby boy name in 1990, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 10 Dardans were born — ranking #4,993 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Dardans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 95 Dardans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dardan
Dardan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 95 births in the dataset. Dardan's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #4,993. Use the chart and map above to compare Dardan'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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