Dastan
Boy · das-TAHN · Persian
Dastan is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “story, epic tale”. In 2025 it ranked 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Dastan mean?
Persian
“story, epic tale”
A dastan is an epic oral poem in Persian and Turkic traditions.
- Say it
- das-TAHN
Is Dastan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dastan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dastan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dastan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dastan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Dastan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Dastan, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 61 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Dastan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dastan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,691 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 37 | #3,057 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,144 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
Names like Dastan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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