Dastan
Dastan is an ornate form of oral history, an epic, from Central Asia, Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Meaning & Origin of Dastan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dastan is an ornate form of oral history, an epic, from Central Asia, Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan.
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The Story of Dastan
Dastan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2010, with 19 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 61 Dastans were born — ranking #2,145 that year. As of 2026, Dastan ranks #6,558 for baby boys with 12 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 348 Dastans 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 Dastan
Dastan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 348 births in the dataset. Dastan's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #2,145. Use the chart and map above to compare Dastan'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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