Is Dayle a boy or girl name?
Dayle was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 65.7% of the 3,320 US babies named Dayle were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,853
- Babies named Dayle since 1912
- 3,320
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 123 babies
Boys and girls named Dayle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 83 | 20 | 19.4% |
| 1920s | 149 | 39 | 20.7% |
| 1930s | 188 | 70 | 27.1% |
| 1940s | 182 | 506 | 73.5% |
| 1950s | 228 | 674 | 74.7% |
| 1960s | 151 | 251 | 62.4% |
| 1970s | 75 | 168 | 69.1% |
| 1980s | 37 | 142 | 79.3% |
| 1990s | 30 | 167 | 84.8% |
| 2000s | 16 | 109 | 87.2% |
| 2010s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,853 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,457 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,893 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,109 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,451 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,726 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,966 | 5 | #18,221 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,000 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,358 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,142 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,906 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,278 | 14 | #7,690 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,789 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,397 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,358 | 13 | #7,689 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,346 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,999 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,598 | 22 | #4,694 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,853 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,170 | 18 | #5,270 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,118 | 14 | #6,403 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,845 | 17 | #5,478 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,786 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,672 | 13 | #6,692 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,346 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,372 | 16 | #5,350 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,872 | 15 | #5,393 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,017 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,224 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,964 | 6 | #9,593 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,738 | 12 | #5,619 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,212 | 18 | #4,149 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,018 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,382 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,563 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,266 | 10 | #6,306 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,204 | 16 | #4,303 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,253 | 10 | #5,978 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,405 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,038 | 12 | #4,921 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,377 | 15 | #4,079 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,781 | 23 | #2,928 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,071 | 16 | #3,750 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,847 | 23 | #2,979 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,930 | 29 | #2,531 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,669 | 24 | #2,718 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,211 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,266 | 22 | #2,645 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,247 | 21 | #2,688 |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,001 | 20 | #2,758 |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,859 | 18 | #3,023 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,802 | 27 | #2,316 |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,905 | 22 | #2,618 |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,469 | 35 | #1,963 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,151 | 32 | #2,025 |
| 1959 | 23 | #1,676 | 54 | #1,467 |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,379 | 56 | #1,420 |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,111 | 47 | #1,573 |
| 1956 | 26 | #1,543 | 59 | #1,351 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,742 | 64 | #1,266 |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,504 | 74 | #1,155 |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,643 | 89 | #1,019 |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,759 | 96 | #955 |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,740 | 74 | #1,079 |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,441 | 61 | #1,184 |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,715 | 83 | #984 |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,666 | 72 | #1,043 |
| 1947 | 26 | #1,457 | 77 | #1,008 |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,481 | 100 | #829 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,157 | 35 | #1,358 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,490 | 42 | #1,226 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,715 | 29 | #1,562 |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,883 | 25 | #1,673 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,109 | 14 | #2,287 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,695 | 29 | #1,414 |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,896 | 23 | #1,599 |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,284 | 8 | #3,246 |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,842 | 8 | #3,205 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,427 | 9 | #2,913 |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,554 | 9 | #2,977 |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,954 | 13 | #2,320 |
| 1933 | 22 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,837 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,561 | 6 | #4,411 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,325 | 7 | #3,967 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,112 | 9 | #3,425 |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,475 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 17 | #1,969 | 9 | #3,437 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,174 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,641 | 8 | #3,691 |
| 1919 | 23 | #1,542 | 5 | #4,980 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,427 | 10 | #3,079 |
| 1917 | 8 | #2,999 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,716 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,069 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dayle reached #1,284 in 1938. As a girl name, it reached #829 in 1946. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dayle
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.