Dhyan
Sameer Dattani, also known as Dhyan, is a former Indian actor who appears in Hindi, Kannada and Tamil films.
Meaning & Origin of Dhyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sameer Dattani, also known as Dhyan, is a former Indian actor who appears in Hindi, Kannada and Tamil films.
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The Story of Dhyan
Dhyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2006, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 34 Dhyans were born — ranking #3,300 that year. As of 2026, Dhyan ranks #5,432 for baby boys with 17 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 386 Dhyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dhyan
Dhyan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 386 births in the dataset. Dhyan's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #3,300. Use the chart and map above to compare Dhyan'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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