NameTides

Dale

Dale was the #1,409 boys' name in the US in 2025 (129 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales and #1,500 in Canada.

Dale as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Dale as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Dale as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,409 (129)#2,952 (7)———#1,500 (15)—
2024#1,308 (149)#2,672 (8)———#2,439 (7)—
2023#1,408 (130)#3,524 (5)———#1,810 (10)—
2022#1,551 (115)#2,530 (8)——#657 (4)#1,350 (15)—
2021#1,407 (130)#2,301 (9)———#1,653 (11)—
2020#1,353 (131)#2,076 (10)#711 (3)——#2,197 (7)—
2019#1,468 (118)#2,488 (8)#516 (5)——#1,152 (18)—
2018#1,385 (127)#1,610 (15)#704 (3)——#1,219 (16)—
2017#1,219 (150)#1,703 (14)#602 (4)—#495 (6)#1,194 (17)—
2016#1,124 (173)#1,570 (16)#532 (5)#358 (4)#713 (3)#1,831 (9)—
2015#1,096 (177)#996 (29)#359 (9)—#699 (3)#1,681 (10)—
2014#1,070 (181)#1,327 (19)#680 (3)—#550 (5)#1,250 (15)—
2013#1,229 (146)#1,294 (19)#399 (8)—#404 (9)#1,164 (17)—
2012#1,115 (165)#1,313 (19)#500 (5)—#718 (3)#1,257 (15)—
2011#1,108 (166)#999 (27)#325 (11)#375 (3)#407 (9)#1,211 (16)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1958 at #46.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Dale is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Dale by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #679MINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: #703UTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #709MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Dale (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DaleCanadaGirls—too few
DaleCanadaBoys#1,50015
DaleEngland & WalesGirls—too few
DaleEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
DaleIrelandBoys—too few
DaleNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DaleNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DaleNSWBoys—too few
DaleScotlandGirls—too few
DaleScotlandBoys—too few
DaleUSGirls#14,9425
DaleUSBoys#1,409129