Dale

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Dale is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (7% of births). There have been 299,900 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 278,018 as boys and 21,882 as girls. Dale gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1958 and has since declined significantly. It is the #256 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

Fewer

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	149
2023	134
2022	114
2021	139
2020	131
2019	118
2018	132
2017	155
2016	181
2015	177
2014	186
2013	157
2012	165
2011	166
2010	195
2009	225
2008	271
2007	292
2006	296
2005	333
2004	362
2003	422
2002	479
2001	634
2000	419
1999	452
1998	505
1997	521
1996	575
1995	595
1994	691
1993	669
1992	740
1991	786
1990	944
1989	888
1988	914
1987	969
1986	1,023
1985	1,134
1984	1,075
1983	1,147
1982	1,184
1981	1,296
1980	1,292
1979	1,320
1978	1,387
1977	1,409
1976	1,558
1975	1,589
1974	1,758
1973	1,876
1972	2,159
1971	2,687
1970	3,173
1969	3,343
1968	3,408
1967	3,703
1966	4,205
1965	4,655
1964	5,478
1963	6,062
1962	6,746
1961	7,640
1960	8,209
1959	8,872
1958	9,088
1957	8,530
1956	8,554
1955	8,183
1954	8,534
1953	8,402
1952	8,523
1951	7,891
1950	7,631
1949	7,104
1948	6,944
1947	6,753
1946	5,686
1945	4,444
1944	4,422
1943	4,679
1942	4,250
1941	4,114
1940	4,002
1939	3,811
1938	3,899
1937	3,522
1936	3,590
1935	3,426
1934	3,356
1933	2,990
1932	3,224
1931	3,083
1930	3,091
1929	2,733
1928	2,726
1927	2,592
1926	2,477
1925	2,386
1924	2,494
1923	2,258
1922	2,103
1921	2,029
1920	1,745
1919	1,501
1918	1,564
1917	1,305
1916	1,218
1915	1,134
1914	724
1913	500
1912	406
1911	176
1910	149
1909	115
1908	117
1907	83
1906	75
1905	76
1904	65
1903	63
1902	77
1901	49
1900	70
1899	51
1898	47
1897	49
1896	43
1895	37
1894	38
1893	25
1892	30
1891	22
1890	19
1889	19
1888	21
1887	18
1886	17
1885	25
1884	10
1883	11
1882	7
1881	6