Dao Popularity by Year
Follow Dao across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Dao birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boys | 5 | #12,156 | Down 101 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 5 | #12,055 | Down 699 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 5 | #11,356 | Down 2,713 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 7 | #8,643 | Down 304 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 5 | #15,784 | Down 3,358 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 7 | #8,339 | Up 1,292 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 5 | #9,631 | Down 2,495 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 6 | #12,426 | Down 648 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 7 | #7,136 | Up 1,732 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 5 | #8,868 | Down 3,000 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 9 | #5,868 | Down 508 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 6 | #11,778 | Down 2,219 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 10 | #5,360 | Down 124 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 8 | #9,559 | Up 920 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 10 | #5,236 | Down 1,600 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 7 | #10,479 | Down 1,143 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 16 | #3,636 | Up 2,779 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 8 | #9,336 | Down 1,349 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 7 | #6,415 | Down 2,398 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 13 | #4,017 | Up 1,734 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 7 | #5,751 | Down 2,020 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 12 | #3,731 | Down 600 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 8 | #7,987 | Up 2,925 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 15 | #3,131 | Up 2,016 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 5 | #10,912 | Down 1,605 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 7 | #5,147 | Down 1,222 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 6 | #9,307 | Up 1,115 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 10 | #3,925 | Down 1,138 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 5 | #10,422 | Down 4,051 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 16 | #2,787 | Up 1,179 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 10 | #3,966 | Up 1,502 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 10 | #6,371 | Up 1,757 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 6 | #5,468 | — |
| 1981 | Girls | 7 | #8,128 | Up 50 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 7 | #8,178 | — |