Is Dale a boy or girl name?
Dale is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 149 boys were named Dale, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 7.3% of the 299,900 US babies named Dale were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,306
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dale since 1881
- 299,900
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 9,088 babies
Boys and girls named Dale, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 121 | 13 | 9.7% |
| 1890s | 281 | 80 | 22.2% |
| 1900s | 672 | 118 | 14.9% |
| 1910s | 8,218 | 459 | 5.3% |
| 1920s | 22,752 | 791 | 3.4% |
| 1930s | 32,536 | 1,456 | 4.3% |
| 1940s | 46,812 | 5,586 | 10.7% |
| 1950s | 75,567 | 8,641 | 10.3% |
| 1960s | 50,420 | 3,029 | 5.7% |
| 1970s | 18,066 | 850 | 4.5% |
| 1980s | 10,486 | 436 | 4% |
| 1990s | 6,213 | 265 | 4.1% |
| 2000s | 3,628 | 105 | 2.8% |
| 2010s | 1,593 | 39 | 2.4% |
| 2020s | 653 | 14 | 2.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 149 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 129 | #1,414 | 5 | #15,719 |
| 2022 | 114 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,409 | 9 | #10,469 |
| 2020 | 131 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 118 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 127 | #1,388 | 5 | #16,247 |
| 2017 | 150 | #1,223 | 5 | #16,445 |
| 2016 | 173 | #1,124 | 8 | #12,042 |
| 2015 | 177 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 181 | #1,072 | 5 | #17,179 |
| 2013 | 146 | #1,228 | 11 | #9,752 |
| 2012 | 165 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 166 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 190 | #1,021 | 5 | #17,640 |
| 2009 | 225 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 261 | #836 | 10 | #10,997 |
| 2007 | 284 | #772 | 8 | #12,958 |
| 2006 | 289 | #738 | 7 | #13,934 |
| 2005 | 323 | #662 | 10 | #10,315 |
| 2004 | 353 | #608 | 9 | #10,896 |
| 2003 | 408 | #550 | 14 | #7,687 |
| 2002 | 466 | #496 | 13 | #7,932 |
| 2001 | 612 | #410 | 22 | #5,232 |
| 2000 | 407 | #536 | 12 | #8,157 |
| 1999 | 442 | #495 | 10 | #8,940 |
| 1998 | 483 | #466 | 22 | #4,829 |
| 1997 | 503 | #446 | 18 | #5,462 |
| 1996 | 555 | #412 | 20 | #4,911 |
| 1995 | 570 | #401 | 25 | #4,121 |
| 1994 | 650 | #365 | 41 | #2,889 |
| 1993 | 641 | #370 | 28 | #3,800 |
| 1992 | 703 | #341 | 37 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 759 | #331 | 27 | #3,845 |
| 1990 | 907 | #285 | 37 | #3,030 |
| 1989 | 855 | #288 | 33 | #3,188 |
| 1988 | 883 | #267 | 31 | #3,173 |
| 1987 | 931 | #248 | 38 | #2,620 |
| 1986 | 980 | #237 | 43 | #2,350 |
| 1985 | 1,093 | #219 | 41 | #2,408 |
| 1984 | 1,031 | #220 | 44 | #2,235 |
| 1983 | 1,096 | #212 | 51 | #1,995 |
| 1982 | 1,132 | #215 | 52 | #1,995 |
| 1981 | 1,248 | #197 | 48 | #2,125 |
| 1980 | 1,237 | #198 | 55 | #1,944 |
| 1979 | 1,274 | #188 | 46 | #2,157 |
| 1978 | 1,324 | #176 | 63 | #1,674 |
| 1977 | 1,360 | #176 | 49 | #1,977 |
| 1976 | 1,480 | #161 | 78 | #1,374 |
| 1975 | 1,528 | #159 | 61 | #1,608 |
| 1974 | 1,688 | #145 | 70 | #1,439 |
| 1973 | 1,801 | #141 | 75 | #1,340 |
| 1972 | 2,062 | #131 | 97 | #1,133 |
| 1971 | 2,546 | #125 | 141 | #921 |
| 1970 | 3,003 | #110 | 170 | #813 |
| 1969 | 3,155 | #96 | 188 | #740 |
| 1968 | 3,257 | #91 | 151 | #826 |
| 1967 | 3,536 | #89 | 167 | #761 |
| 1966 | 3,985 | #85 | 220 | #649 |
| 1965 | 4,397 | #83 | 258 | #603 |
| 1964 | 5,161 | #72 | 317 | #556 |
| 1963 | 5,695 | #69 | 367 | #510 |
| 1962 | 6,367 | #62 | 379 | #497 |
| 1961 | 7,192 | #58 | 448 | #463 |
| 1960 | 7,675 | #54 | 534 | #418 |
| 1959 | 8,343 | #49 | 529 | #411 |
| 1958 | 8,503 | #46 | 585 | #381 |
| 1957 | 7,865 | #50 | 665 | #353 |
| 1956 | 7,720 | #50 | 834 | #308 |
| 1955 | 7,182 | #52 | 1,001 | #271 |
| 1954 | 7,439 | #50 | 1,095 | #247 |
| 1953 | 7,349 | #48 | 1,053 | #250 |
| 1952 | 7,415 | #46 | 1,108 | #236 |
| 1951 | 6,964 | #49 | 927 | #250 |
| 1950 | 6,787 | #49 | 844 | #263 |
| 1949 | 6,229 | #54 | 875 | #257 |
| 1948 | 6,089 | #56 | 855 | #258 |
| 1947 | 5,936 | #63 | 817 | #267 |
| 1946 | 5,024 | #62 | 662 | #287 |
| 1945 | 3,957 | #61 | 487 | #309 |
| 1944 | 3,990 | #61 | 432 | #330 |
| 1943 | 4,234 | #59 | 445 | #335 |
| 1942 | 3,864 | #63 | 386 | #357 |
| 1941 | 3,790 | #59 | 324 | #378 |
| 1940 | 3,699 | #57 | 303 | #382 |
| 1939 | 3,531 | #59 | 280 | #401 |
| 1938 | 3,690 | #56 | 209 | #467 |
| 1937 | 3,340 | #59 | 182 | #485 |
| 1936 | 3,394 | #59 | 196 | #457 |
| 1935 | 3,273 | #61 | 153 | #519 |
| 1934 | 3,241 | #62 | 115 | #617 |
| 1933 | 2,925 | #65 | 65 | #828 |
| 1932 | 3,140 | #61 | 84 | #735 |
| 1931 | 3,008 | #62 | 75 | #779 |
| 1930 | 2,994 | #64 | 97 | #700 |
| 1929 | 2,664 | #73 | 69 | #858 |
| 1928 | 2,640 | #75 | 86 | #774 |
| 1927 | 2,503 | #81 | 89 | #768 |
| 1926 | 2,398 | #84 | 79 | #824 |
| 1925 | 2,302 | #86 | 84 | #807 |
| 1924 | 2,396 | #84 | 98 | #749 |
| 1923 | 2,172 | #90 | 86 | #786 |
| 1922 | 2,041 | #89 | 62 | #941 |
| 1921 | 1,956 | #93 | 73 | #862 |
| 1920 | 1,680 | #105 | 65 | #906 |
| 1919 | 1,428 | #112 | 73 | #824 |
| 1918 | 1,491 | #111 | 73 | #844 |
| 1917 | 1,248 | #120 | 57 | #917 |
| 1916 | 1,161 | #121 | 57 | #893 |
| 1915 | 1,081 | #125 | 53 | #905 |
| 1914 | 691 | #142 | 33 | #1,041 |
| 1913 | 472 | #155 | 28 | #1,026 |
| 1912 | 371 | #159 | 35 | #847 |
| 1911 | 150 | #203 | 26 | #840 |
| 1910 | 125 | #205 | 24 | #879 |
| 1909 | 102 | #208 | 13 | #1,163 |
| 1908 | 100 | #203 | 17 | #975 |
| 1907 | 73 | #242 | 10 | #1,316 |
| 1906 | 66 | #240 | 9 | #1,349 |
| 1905 | 65 | #242 | 11 | #1,179 |
| 1904 | 53 | #261 | 12 | #1,057 |
| 1903 | 56 | #251 | 7 | #1,472 |
| 1902 | 63 | #226 | 14 | #946 |
| 1901 | 40 | #272 | 9 | #1,155 |
| 1900 | 54 | #282 | 16 | #946 |
| 1899 | 41 | #268 | 10 | #1,043 |
| 1898 | 40 | #290 | 7 | #1,400 |
| 1897 | 39 | #290 | 10 | #1,050 |
| 1896 | 36 | #313 | 7 | #1,317 |
| 1895 | 26 | #371 | 11 | #998 |
| 1894 | 28 | #339 | 10 | #1,014 |
| 1893 | 18 | #436 | 7 | #1,201 |
| 1892 | 22 | #407 | 8 | #1,104 |
| 1891 | 17 | #431 | 5 | #1,372 |
| 1890 | 14 | #516 | 5 | #1,378 |
| 1889 | 19 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 15 | #509 | 6 | #1,169 |
| 1887 | 11 | #555 | 7 | #967 |
| 1886 | 17 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 25 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #806 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dale reached #46 in 1952. As a girl name, it reached #236 in 1952. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dale
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.