Data through 2025

Dale name popularity in the United States

Dale ranked #1409 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 129 boys named Dale.

Rank#1409

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded129

SSA

Peak year1958

8,502 recorded

Five-year change-1.5%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Dale for boys and girls

Girls

5

3.7% in 2025 · data from 1887 to 2025

Boys

129

96.3% in 2025 · data from 1881 to 2025

Dale in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys129#1409
2025girls5#14942
2024boys149#1308
2023boys130#1408
2023girls5#15194
2022boys115#1551
2021boys130#1407
2021girls9#10292
2020boys131#1353
2019boys118#1468
2018boys127#1385
2018girls5#15682
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys129#1409
2025girls5#14942
2024boys149#1308
2023boys130#1408
2023girls5#15194
2022boys115#1551
2021boys130#1407
2021girls9#10292
2020boys131#1353
2019boys118#1468
2018boys127#1385
2018girls5#15682
2017boys150#1219
2017girls5#15902
2016boys173#1124
2016girls8#11781
2015boys177#1096
2014boys181#1070
2014girls5#16513
2013boys146#1229
2013girls11#9612
2012boys165#1115
2011boys166#1108
2010boys190#1019
2010girls5#16992
2009boys225#920
2008boys261#836
2008girls10#10807
2007boys284#772
2007girls8#12676
2006boys290#735
2006girls7#13606
2005boys323#662
2005girls10#10128
2004boys353#607
2004girls9#10690
2003boys408#550
2003girls14#7580
2002boys466#496
2002girls13#7816
2001boys612#410
2001girls22#5174
2000boys407#536
2000girls12#8027
1999boys442#495
1999girls10#8805
1998boys483#466
1998girls22#4796
1997boys503#446
1997girls18#5417
1996boys555#412
1996girls20#4883
1995boys570#401
1995girls25#4099
1994boys650#365
1994girls41#2877
1993boys641#370
1993girls28#3776
1992boys703#341
1992girls37#3091
1991boys759#330
1991girls27#3817
1990boys907#285
1990girls37#3022
1989boys855#288
1989girls33#3165
1988boys883#267
1988girls31#3165
1987boys931#248
1987girls38#2612
1986boys980#237
1986girls43#2344
1985boys1,093#219
1985girls41#2398
1984boys1,032#220
1984girls44#2227
1983boys1,096#212
1983girls51#1993
1982boys1,132#215
1982girls52#1991
1981boys1,248#197
1981girls48#2119
1980boys1,237#198
1980girls55#1936
1979boys1,274#188
1979girls46#2147
1978boys1,323#176
1978girls63#1669
1977boys1,360#176
1977girls49#1976
1976boys1,480#161
1976girls78#1373
1975boys1,528#159
1975girls61#1604
1974boys1,688#145
1974girls70#1438
1973boys1,802#141
1973girls75#1339
1972boys2,062#131
1972girls97#1133
1971boys2,545#125
1971girls141#919
1970boys3,003#110
1970girls170#813
1969boys3,154#96
1969girls188#739
1968boys3,257#91
1968girls151#826
1967boys3,537#89
1967girls167#761
1966boys3,985#85
1966girls220#648
1965boys4,397#83
1965girls258#602
1964boys5,158#72
1964girls317#556
1963boys5,700#69
1963girls367#510
1962boys6,365#62
1962girls379#497
1961boys7,193#58
1961girls448#462
1960boys7,677#54
1960girls534#418
1959boys8,343#49
1959girls529#411
1958boys8,502#46
1958girls585#381
1957boys7,866#50
1957girls665#353
1956boys7,720#50
1956girls834#308
1955boys7,182#52
1955girls1,001#271
1954boys7,439#50
1954girls1,095#247
1953boys7,350#48
1953girls1,053#250
1952boys7,417#46
1952girls1,108#236
1951boys6,963#49
1951girls927#250
1950boys6,785#49
1950girls844#263
1949boys6,229#54
1949girls875#257
1948boys6,091#56
1948girls855#258
1947boys5,936#63
1947girls817#267
1946boys5,024#62
1946girls662#287
1945boys3,957#61
1945girls487#309
1944boys3,990#61
1944girls432#330
1943boys4,235#59
1943girls445#335
1942boys3,863#63
1942girls386#357
1941boys3,791#59
1941girls324#378
1940boys3,699#57
1940girls303#382
1939boys3,531#59
1939girls280#401
1938boys3,690#56
1938girls209#466
1937boys3,340#59
1937girls182#485
1936boys3,393#59
1936girls196#457
1935boys3,274#61
1935girls153#519
1934boys3,241#62
1934girls115#617
1933boys2,925#65
1933girls65#826
1932boys3,140#61
1932girls84#734
1931boys3,008#62
1931girls75#777
1930boys2,994#64
1930girls97#699
1929boys2,664#73
1929girls69#855
1928boys2,640#75
1928girls86#773
1927boys2,503#81
1927girls89#766
1926boys2,398#84
1926girls79#824
1925boys2,302#86
1925girls84#806
1924boys2,396#84
1924girls98#747
1923boys2,172#90
1923girls86#786
1922boys2,041#89
1922girls62#939
1921boys1,956#93
1921girls73#862
1920boys1,680#105
1920girls65#903
1919boys1,428#112
1919girls73#823
1918boys1,491#111
1918girls73#843
1917boys1,248#120
1917girls57#916
1916boys1,161#121
1916girls57#893
1915boys1,081#125
1915girls53#900
1914boys691#142
1914girls33#1034
1913boys472#155
1913girls28#1020
1912boys371#159
1912girls35#846
1911boys150#203
1911girls26#838
1910boys125#205
1910girls24#877
1909boys102#207
1909girls13#1152
1908boys100#203
1908girls17#970
1907boys73#242
1907girls10#1289
1906boys66#240
1906girls9#1321
1905boys65#241
1905girls11#1162
1904boys53#260
1904girls12#1050
1903boys56#248
1903girls7#1440
1902boys63#226
1902girls14#936
1901boys40#272
1901girls9#1136
1900boys54#281
1900girls16#941
1899boys41#266
1899girls10#1034
1898boys40#288
1898girls7#1379
1897boys39#288
1897girls10#1037
1896boys36#312
1896girls7#1292
1895boys26#368
1895girls11#986
1894boys28#336
1894girls10#998
1893boys18#435
1893girls7#1175
1892boys22#404
1892girls8#1085
1891boys17#427
1891girls5#1332
1890boys14#511
1890girls5#1338
1889boys19#415
1888boys15#505
1888girls6#1136
1887boys11#544
1887girls7#937
1886boys17#431
1885boys25#344
1884boys10#613
1883boys11#556
1882boys7#754
1881boys6#781

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Dale’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-27.1%
Change since peak-98.5%