Dale

Given to 300,043 US babies since 1881

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#14942
recorded as girls
#1409
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
134
girls 5 · boys 129
Peak year
1958
8,502 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
300,043
since 1881

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Dale was most popular in 1958, when 8,502 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 129 babies were named Dale, ranking #1409 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1958 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Dale was most popular in 1958, when 8,502 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 129 babies were named Dale, ranking #1409 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.7551880192019602000Peak 1958 (boys)

Dale was most popular in 1958, when 8,502 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 129 babies were named Dale, ranking #1409 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 5 14942 129 1409
2024 <5 — 149 1308
2023 5 15194 130 1408
2022 <5 — 115 1551
2021 9 10292 130 1407
2020 <5 — 131 1353
2019 <5 — 118 1468
2018 5 15682 127 1385
2017 5 15902 150 1219
2016 8 11781 173 1124
2015 <5 — 177 1096
2014 5 16513 181 1070
2013 11 9612 146 1229
2012 <5 — 165 1115
2011 <5 — 166 1108
2010 5 16992 190 1019
2009 <5 — 225 920
2008 10 10807 261 836
2007 8 12676 284 772
2006 7 13606 290 735
2005 10 10128 323 662
2004 9 10690 353 607
2003 14 7580 408 550
2002 13 7816 466 496
2001 22 5174 612 410
2000 12 8027 407 536
1999 10 8805 442 495
1998 22 4796 483 466
1997 18 5417 503 446
1996 20 4883 555 412
1995 25 4099 570 401
1994 41 2877 650 365
1993 28 3776 641 370
1992 37 3091 703 341
1991 27 3817 759 330
1990 37 3022 907 285
1989 33 3165 855 288
1988 31 3165 883 267
1987 38 2612 931 248
1986 43 2344 980 237
1985 41 2398 1,093 219
1984 44 2227 1,032 220
1983 51 1993 1,096 212
1982 52 1991 1,132 215
1981 48 2119 1,248 197
1980 55 1936 1,237 198
1979 46 2147 1,274 188
1978 63 1669 1,323 176
1977 49 1976 1,360 176
1976 78 1373 1,480 161
1975 61 1604 1,528 159
1974 70 1438 1,688 145
1973 75 1339 1,802 141
1972 97 1133 2,062 131
1971 141 919 2,545 125
1970 170 813 3,003 110
1969 188 739 3,154 96
1968 151 826 3,257 91
1967 167 761 3,537 89
1966 220 648 3,985 85
1965 258 602 4,397 83
1964 317 556 5,158 72
1963 367 510 5,700 69
1962 379 497 6,365 62
1961 448 462 7,193 58
1960 534 418 7,677 54
1959 529 411 8,343 49
1958 585 381 8,502 46
1957 665 353 7,866 50
1956 834 308 7,720 50
1955 1,001 271 7,182 52
1954 1,095 247 7,439 50
1953 1,053 250 7,350 48
1952 1,108 236 7,417 46
1951 927 250 6,963 49
1950 844 263 6,785 49
1949 875 257 6,229 54
1948 855 258 6,091 56
1947 817 267 5,936 63
1946 662 287 5,024 62
1945 487 309 3,957 61
1944 432 330 3,990 61
1943 445 335 4,235 59
1942 386 357 3,863 63
1941 324 378 3,791 59
1940 303 382 3,699 57
1939 280 401 3,531 59
1938 209 466 3,690 56
1937 182 485 3,340 59
1936 196 457 3,393 59
1935 153 519 3,274 61
1934 115 617 3,241 62
1933 65 826 2,925 65
1932 84 734 3,140 61
1931 75 777 3,008 62
1930 97 699 2,994 64
1929 69 855 2,664 73
1928 86 773 2,640 75
1927 89 766 2,503 81
1926 79 824 2,398 84
1925 84 806 2,302 86
1924 98 747 2,396 84
1923 86 786 2,172 90
1922 62 939 2,041 89
1921 73 862 1,956 93
1920 65 903 1,680 105
1919 73 823 1,428 112
1918 73 843 1,491 111
1917 57 916 1,248 120
1916 57 893 1,161 121
1915 53 900 1,081 125
1914 33 1034 691 142
1913 28 1020 472 155
1912 35 846 371 159
1911 26 838 150 203
1910 24 877 125 205
1909 13 1152 102 207
1908 17 970 100 203
1907 10 1289 73 242
1906 9 1321 66 240
1905 11 1162 65 241
1904 12 1050 53 260
1903 7 1440 56 248
1902 14 936 63 226
1901 9 1136 40 272
1900 16 941 54 281
1899 10 1034 41 266
1898 7 1379 40 288
1897 10 1037 39 288
1896 7 1292 36 312
1895 11 986 26 368
1894 10 998 28 336
1893 7 1175 18 435
1892 8 1085 22 404
1891 5 1332 17 427
1890 5 1338 14 511
1889 <5 — 19 415
1888 6 1136 15 505
1887 7 937 11 544
1886 <5 — 17 431
1885 <5 — 25 344
1884 <5 — 10 613
1883 <5 — 11 556
1882 <5 — 7 754
1881 <5 — 6 781

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Other spellings

Dal · 628 Dahl · 147

Names like Dale

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Dale is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 7% · boys 93% across all years