Given name
Dacian
“born to the nobility”
Dacian is a variant of Dace. One French interpretation is “born to the nobility.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dacian is a variant of Dace. One French interpretation is “born to the nobility.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dacian is a variant of Dace. An origin associated with Dace is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dacian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 306
- 306 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,438 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,438 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 302 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dacian
- Dacian Cioloș64th Prime Minister of Romania (2015-2017)born 1969
- Dacian VargaRomanian footballerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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