Dale
4 countries#1409 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Dale was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
300,043 births recorded 1881–2025 · currently #1409 · peaked in 1958 with 9,087 births
Most common in: Ohio, Michigan, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
1,897 births recorded 1974–2020 · peaked in 1994 with 203 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
118 births recorded 1997–2016 · peaked in 1998 with 20 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
69 births recorded 1953–1965 · peaked in 1958 with 8 births
Most common in: Indre, Charente-Maritime, Meuse
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Dale’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #735 | — |
| 2007 | #772 | ↓37 |
| 2008 | #836 | ↓64 |
| 2009 | #920 | ↓84 |
| 2010 | #1019 | ↓99 |
| 2011 | #1108 | ↓89 |
| 2012 | #1115 | ↓7 |
| 2013 | #1229 | ↓114 |
| 2014 | #1070 | ↑159 |
| 2015 | #1096 | ↓26 |
| 2016 | #1124 | ↓28 |
| 2017 | #1219 | ↓95 |
| 2018 | #1385 | ↓166 |
| 2019 | #1468 | ↓83 |
| 2020 | #1353 | ↑115 |
| 2021 | #1407 | ↓54 |
| 2022 | #1551 | ↓144 |
| 2023 | #1408 | ↑143 |
| 2024 | #1308 | ↑100 |
| 2025 | #1409 | ↓101 |
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