Dale

Boy name

Dale has been given to 300,043 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 1958.

Meaning & origin /deɪl/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

300,043

Peak year

1958 (9,087 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▼ -24%

Gender split

7% girls / 93% boys

Famous people named Dale

Dale Carnegie

American writer and lecturer (1888-1955)

Dale T. Mortensen

American economist (1939–2014)

Dale Earnhardt

American racing driver (1951-2001)

Dale Robertson

American actor (1923-2013)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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