Dublin comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Dark pool.
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How popular is Dublin?
2011peak year
Dublin first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2003. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2011, 29 babies received the name (ranked #3627). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7459), with roughly 19 babies named Dublin each year. Dublin has been declining in recent years. In total, around 462 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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