Holding steady.
Popularity of Dartanian since 1973
Babies named Dartanian per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1994, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Dartanian's real moment was 2017.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 |
| 1980s | 20 |
| 1990s | 68 |
| 2000s | 60 |
| 2010s | 73 |
| 2020s | 7 |
Meaning & origin
Dartanian is a rare modern coinage inspired by the swashbuckling d'Artagnan from Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel The Three Musketeers. First recorded in the United States in 1973, it reached its peak popularity in 2017 and has remained stable in usage since. It has never broken into the top 1000 names, reflecting its niche appeal. The name is given almost exclusively to boys. No top states have recorded significant usage, indicating its scattered, infrequent adoption. Dartanian's spelling likely reflects a phonetic Anglicization of the original French, and it offers a distinctive alternative to more common literary names.
Dartanian is a modern English coinage derived from the character d'Artagnan, the protagonist of Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel The Three Musketeers. The original d'Artagnan is a Gascon surname from the village of Artagnan in the Hautes-Pyrénées region of France; its meaning is uncertain but may derive from a pre-Latin root. The spelling variant Dartanian first appears in U.S. records in the 1970s, following the popularity of the literary character. The name saw a modest peak in the 2010s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Dan, Dart, Danny
Variants: d'Artagnan, Artagnan, Dartagnan
Sibling names for Dartanian
Names that share Dartanian's style, for a brother or sister.
