How Many People Are Named Dale?
people named Dale are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,990 people in the US has this name
Based on 300,043 babies named Dale in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
9,087 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which originally belonged to a person who lived near a dale or valley.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dale, 8.7% were girls and 91.3% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 9.7% of the babies were girls then and 2.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dale alive today is about 63 years old, and 70% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 57 and 73 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dale first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1958, to 9,087 babies. In 2025, 134 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dale never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #46, in 1952 and 1958, and it was in the top 100 for 49 years, 1921 to 1969. In 2025 it ranked #1,410.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,410 |
| Best rank | #46 (1952 and 1958) |
| Years in the top 100 | 49 (1921 to 1969) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #50 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dale alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dale were born in California than in any other state: about 12,737 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dale was given 3 times as often in South Dakota, 2.7 times in North Dakota and 2.6 times in Nebraska.
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