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The baby name Dat is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɗat̚/ (approx. "daht").

Dat is Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Vietnamese
Pronunciation: /ɗat̚/ (approx. "daht")

What is the meaning of the name Dat ?

The baby name Dat is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɗat̚/ (approx. "daht").

Dat is Vietnamese in Origin.

Dat is a Vietnamese given name representing Đạt (with a dot below the a), the Sino-Vietnamese reading of the Chinese character 達, meaning “to reach, attain, accomplish,” and by extension “successful” and “well-versed.” In Vietnam it is long-used, primarily masculine, chosen as an aspirational virtue name signaling goals achieved and a smooth path through life. In romanized contexts without diacritics (passports and diaspora), it appears as Dat.

The standard variant is Đạt; Dat is the diacritic-free form. Common compound forms include Thành Đạt (“successful”), Huy Đạt, Minh Đạt, and Tấn Đạt. Cognate name elements built on 達 occur in other languages - Mandarin Dá (达), Cantonese Tat/Daat, Japanese Tatsu (達), and Korean Dal - though these are related rather than true Vietnamese variants. Note that Dat/Đạt is unrelated to the Indian surname/given name Datt/Datta (“given”). The core meaning remains “attainment; achievement; accomplished.”

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Dat – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
GE Boys 0 #106 5 2,055
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
BW Boys 0 #151 4 4,685
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
MO Boys 0 #210 14 5,842
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
MO Girls 0 #258 6 7,056
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
SG 0 #279 4 11,010
Canada Boys 1998 #288 6 1,858
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #294 3 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #298 8 6,530
JP Boys 0 #300 4 7,909
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
GH Girls 0 #330 8 6,973
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
France Boys 1980 #335 3 1,503
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
GH Boys 0 #354 8 8,138
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
Finland Boys 0 #415 13 2,041
Germany 0 #422 16 2,542
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
ZA 0 #472 3 14,421
RU Boys 0 #489 17 12,621
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
HK Boys 0 #551 7 12,905
LY 0 #556 4 12,703
IR Boys 0 #557 9 10,162
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
CR Girls 0 #572 2 11,342
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
IL Boys 0 #622 4 10,983
AR Girls 0 #629 2 8,289
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
SG Boys 0 #670 28 17,960
Finland Boys 2026 #678 5 3,552
CL Boys 0 #695 6 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
Germany Girls 0 #768 71 4,949
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
KW Boys 0 #802 5 18,755
NG Girls 0 #824 3 15,093
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
EG Boys 0 #875 12 15,035
Germany Boys 0 #885 68 5,697
United States Boys 2020 #894 5 7,187
OM Boys 0 #914 5 17,948
NG Boys 0 #922 30 16,906
EG Girls 0 #924 36 14,742
NL Boys 0 #935 17 5,873
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
PE Girls 0 #1,009 2 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,010 5 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,029 5 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
ZA Girls 0 #1,054 88 25,928
MY Boys 0 #1,055 57 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,069 110 25,619
MY Girls 0 #1,071 2 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,082 11 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
DZ 0 #1,155 22 20,130
MA 0 #1,191 9 20,986
TR 0 #1,250 5 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,462 10 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,591 24 28,008

Dat is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
AE
AF
AL

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People also ask about Dat

Dat is predominantly a boy's name.
Dat is a one syllable name, pronounced /ɗat̚/ (approx. "daht").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Đạt and Dat.
Yes — Dat ranked #288 in Canada in 1998, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Dat ranks highest in Canada (#288 in 1998).
Dat's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #849 in 2010 to #894 in 2020 in United States.