Dell Boy
How popular is Dell?
#10,691 boy name in 2025
6 baby boys were named Dell in the US in 2025, making it the 10691st most popular boy name.
2,940living people named Dell (est.)
67median age of people named Dell
6,552babies named Dell since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Dell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,691 for boys (▼ 2931 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,638 in 2015, #9,548 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1953 (84 boys) |
| Highest rank | #465 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Del family of names ranked #4,266 for boys in 2025 (#3,441 the year before), with 15 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Del | 9 | 60% |
| Dell | 6 | 40% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Dell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 123 | #465 |
| 1890s | 97 | #567 |
| 1900s | 79 | #614 |
| 1910s | 312 | #859 |
| 1920s | 407 | #1,001 |
| 1930s | 464 | #770 |
| 1940s | 549 | #837 |
| 1950s | 711 | #773 |
| 1960s | 599 | #836 |
| 1970s | 254 | #1,080 |
| 1980s | 147 | #2,203 |
| 1990s | 108 | #2,946 |
| 2000s | 81 | #5,034 |
| 2010s | 43 | #8,775 |
| 2020s | 34 | #7,760 |
Boy names about as popular as Dell
Questions
- Is Dell a boy or girl name?
- Dell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dell were boys.
- How popular is the name Dell?
- 6 baby boys were named Dell in the US in 2025, making it the 10691st most popular boy name.
- When was Dell most popular?
- Dell peaked in 1953, when 84 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #465 in 1880.
- How many people are named Dell?
- 6,552 babies have been named Dell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,940 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
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.