Dash

Given to 4,384 US babies since 1984

▼ Falling −19% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#1,056

recorded as boys

101 since 2024

Babies in 2025

207

boys 207

Peak year

2021

311 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

4,384

since 1984

Born a Dash? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Dash was most popular in 2021, when 311 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.18 per 1,000). In 2025, 207 babies were named Dash, ranking #1056 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	207	1,056
2024	6	13,477	238	955
2023	<5	—	260	893
2022	5	15,306	301	824
2021	7	12,206	311	791
2020	9	10,250	291	796
2019	8	11,356	318	751
2018	9	10,545	292	784
2017	5	15,902	322	741
2016	13	8,393	307	777
2015	14	8,008	310	769
2014	5	16,513	224	938
2013	<5	—	158	1,144
2012	<5	—	146	1,218
2011	6	14,824	135	1,271
2010	<5	—	123	1,372
2009	<5	—	82	1,809
2008	<5	—	74	1,932
2007	<5	—	49	2,533
2006	<5	—	46	2,578
2005	<5	—	35	2,960
2004	<5	—	7	8,927
2003	<5	—	8	7,831
2002	<5	—	6	9,392
2001	<5	—	8	7,536
2000	<5	—	8	7,416
1999	<5	—	8	7,139
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	5	8,435
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	5	7,905
1988	<5	—	7	5,751
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	6	5,561