Is Dell a boy or girl name?
Dell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 10 boys were named Dell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 38.9% of the 6,546 US babies named Dell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,861
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dell since 1880
- 6,546
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 133 babies
Boys and girls named Dell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 123 | 101 | 45.1% |
| 1890s | 97 | 143 | 59.6% |
| 1900s | 79 | 169 | 68.1% |
| 1910s | 312 | 336 | 51.9% |
| 1920s | 407 | 367 | 47.4% |
| 1930s | 464 | 312 | 40.2% |
| 1940s | 549 | 332 | 37.7% |
| 1950s | 711 | 450 | 38.8% |
| 1960s | 599 | 239 | 28.5% |
| 1970s | 254 | 84 | 24.9% |
| 1980s | 147 | 11 | 7% |
| 1990s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,861 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,646 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,194 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,810 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,044 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,002 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,969 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,062 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,054 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,923 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,114 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,989 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,479 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,645 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,687 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,873 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,813 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,053 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,099 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,389 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,929 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,766 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,099 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,503 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,781 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,261 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,054 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,982 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,903 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,519 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,977 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,202 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,105 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,726 | 5 | #10,807 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,106 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,873 | 6 | #9,513 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,217 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,991 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,623 | 5 | #10,583 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,394 | 6 | #8,803 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,815 | 5 | #9,972 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,532 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 28 | #1,757 | 7 | #7,346 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,580 | 10 | #5,440 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,062 | 7 | #6,825 |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,367 | 16 | #3,753 |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,471 | 11 | #4,881 |
| 1970 | 57 | #1,084 | 17 | #3,621 |
| 1969 | 44 | #1,188 | 10 | #4,788 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,171 | 15 | #3,484 |
| 1967 | 67 | #876 | 11 | #4,101 |
| 1966 | 63 | #920 | 24 | #2,466 |
| 1965 | 52 | #1,022 | 31 | #2,122 |
| 1964 | 59 | #985 | 21 | #2,763 |
| 1963 | 63 | #949 | 19 | #2,891 |
| 1962 | 63 | #959 | 30 | #2,174 |
| 1961 | 65 | #953 | 39 | #1,845 |
| 1960 | 81 | #838 | 39 | #1,816 |
| 1959 | 77 | #871 | 46 | #1,601 |
| 1958 | 74 | #877 | 41 | #1,681 |
| 1957 | 84 | #826 | 48 | #1,554 |
| 1956 | 77 | #854 | 51 | #1,489 |
| 1955 | 70 | #888 | 50 | #1,428 |
| 1954 | 68 | #896 | 57 | #1,321 |
| 1953 | 84 | #776 | 49 | #1,395 |
| 1952 | 67 | #854 | 37 | #1,586 |
| 1951 | 46 | #1,057 | 33 | #1,671 |
| 1950 | 64 | #855 | 38 | #1,505 |
| 1949 | 60 | #888 | 35 | #1,568 |
| 1948 | 59 | #892 | 39 | #1,476 |
| 1947 | 67 | #846 | 42 | #1,441 |
| 1946 | 60 | #849 | 28 | #1,681 |
| 1945 | 56 | #841 | 34 | #1,381 |
| 1944 | 46 | #952 | 33 | #1,408 |
| 1943 | 53 | #918 | 25 | #1,712 |
| 1942 | 51 | #931 | 34 | #1,397 |
| 1941 | 53 | #870 | 37 | #1,246 |
| 1940 | 44 | #969 | 25 | #1,553 |
| 1939 | 62 | #770 | 37 | #1,198 |
| 1938 | 45 | #940 | 22 | #1,662 |
| 1937 | 47 | #909 | 26 | #1,460 |
| 1936 | 40 | #993 | 28 | #1,387 |
| 1935 | 47 | #924 | 36 | #1,185 |
| 1934 | 45 | #944 | 38 | #1,152 |
| 1933 | 48 | #898 | 47 | #1,010 |
| 1932 | 41 | #1,038 | 26 | #1,494 |
| 1931 | 56 | #845 | 28 | #1,399 |
| 1930 | 33 | #1,240 | 24 | #1,621 |
| 1929 | 44 | #1,030 | 23 | #1,656 |
| 1928 | 37 | #1,172 | 34 | #1,319 |
| 1927 | 49 | #1,003 | 29 | #1,531 |
| 1926 | 43 | #1,070 | 37 | #1,284 |
| 1925 | 35 | #1,206 | 33 | #1,416 |
| 1924 | 43 | #1,096 | 43 | #1,209 |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,060 | 42 | #1,199 |
| 1922 | 43 | #1,077 | 47 | #1,117 |
| 1921 | 38 | #1,166 | 38 | #1,262 |
| 1920 | 30 | #1,334 | 41 | #1,195 |
| 1919 | 43 | #1,037 | 37 | #1,250 |
| 1918 | 58 | #873 | 43 | #1,131 |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,039 | 35 | #1,220 |
| 1916 | 43 | #975 | 43 | #1,065 |
| 1915 | 35 | #1,090 | 40 | #1,057 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,276 | 32 | #1,065 |
| 1913 | 28 | #934 | 28 | #1,028 |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,067 | 24 | #1,062 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,058 | 24 | #881 |
| 1910 | 13 | #881 | 30 | #782 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,181 | 13 | #1,166 |
| 1908 | 11 | #839 | 18 | #949 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,123 | 22 | #799 |
| 1906 | 8 | #946 | 12 | #1,111 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,277 | 9 | #1,327 |
| 1904 | 9 | #824 | 30 | #631 |
| 1903 | 9 | #804 | 10 | #1,148 |
| 1902 | 13 | #618 | 23 | #717 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 14 | #885 |
| 1900 | 10 | #855 | 18 | #891 |
| 1899 | 8 | #799 | 9 | #1,115 |
| 1898 | 12 | #642 | 14 | #929 |
| 1897 | 9 | #738 | 8 | #1,189 |
| 1896 | 11 | #683 | 17 | #793 |
| 1895 | 8 | #810 | 18 | #749 |
| 1894 | 13 | #574 | 11 | #959 |
| 1893 | 8 | #784 | 14 | #802 |
| 1892 | 13 | #579 | 22 | #596 |
| 1891 | 7 | #787 | 13 | #758 |
| 1890 | 8 | #764 | 17 | #645 |
| 1889 | 7 | #816 | 13 | #729 |
| 1888 | 15 | #510 | 12 | #758 |
| 1887 | 5 | #961 | 10 | #742 |
| 1886 | 14 | #494 | 11 | #699 |
| 1885 | 14 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 16 | #472 | 11 | #646 |
| 1883 | 11 | #566 | 13 | #547 |
| 1882 | 13 | #521 | 10 | #603 |
| 1881 | 13 | #488 | 12 | #493 |
| 1880 | 15 | #468 | 9 | #591 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dell reached #468 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #493 in 1881. 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 Dell
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.