Is Dash a boy or girl name?
Dash is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 232 boys were named Dash, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.9% of the 4,163 US babies named Dash were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #967
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dash since 1984
- 4,163
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 327 babies
Boys and girls named Dash, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 232 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 260 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 301 | #825 | 5 | #15,876 |
| 2021 | 311 | #790 | 7 | #12,502 |
| 2020 | 291 | #797 | 9 | #10,463 |
| 2019 | 318 | #750 | 8 | #11,621 |
| 2018 | 292 | #784 | 9 | #10,773 |
| 2017 | 322 | #741 | 5 | #16,480 |
| 2016 | 307 | #777 | 13 | #8,512 |
| 2015 | 310 | #769 | 14 | #8,113 |
| 2014 | 224 | #939 | 5 | #17,209 |
| 2013 | 158 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 146 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 135 | #1,272 | 6 | #15,298 |
| 2010 | 123 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 81 | #1,828 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 73 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,590 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,970 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,158 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,018 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,634 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,693 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,593 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,305 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,689 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,157 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,899 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,734 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dash reached #741 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #8,113 in 2015. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dash
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.