Dale Boy
How popular is Dale?
#1,409 boy name in 2025
129 baby boys were named Dale in the US in 2025, making it the 1409th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Dale popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,409 for boys (▼ 101 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 129 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-27% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,096 in 2015, #1,353 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1958 (8,502 boys) |
| Highest rank | #46 in 1952 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dale counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dale family of names ranked #1,214 for boys in 2025 (#1,137 the year before), with 135 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dale | 129 | 96% |
| Dal | 6 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dale is most popular
Babies named Dale per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Missouri: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
Dale by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 121 | #344 |
| 1890s | 281 | #266 |
| 1900s | 672 | #203 |
| 1910s | 8,218 | #111 |
| 1920s | 22,752 | #73 |
| 1930s | 32,536 | #56 |
| 1940s | 46,815 | #54 |
| 1950s | 75,567 | #46 |
| 1960s | 50,423 | #54 |
| 1970s | 18,065 | #110 |
| 1980s | 10,487 | #197 |
| 1990s | 6,213 | #285 |
| 2000s | 3,629 | #410 |
| 2010s | 1,593 | #1,019 |
| 2020s | 784 | #1,308 |
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Questions
- Is Dale a boy or girl name?
- Dale is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Dale were boys.
- How popular is the name Dale?
- 129 baby boys were named Dale in the US in 2025, making it the 1409th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Dale most popular?
- Dale peaked in 1958, when 8,502 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #46, held for 2 years starting in 1952.
- How many people are named Dale?
- 300,043 babies have been named Dale in the US since 1880. We estimate about 175,719 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
- Where is Dale most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dale was most common in Michigan, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.