Gender
Origin
- English
- Valley
Lives in the dell or valley; originally a surname - Norse
Syllables
1
Themes
- Biblical
- Exotic
- Green
- Nature
- Place
- Surname
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Dale
Pronunciation
d(a)-le
Famous People
Actress Dale Evans
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1958 (rank #46, 8,478 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1409, 129 births)
- Girls: peak in 1952 (rank #236, 1,108 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 129 | 5 |
| 2024 | 149 | – |
| 2023 | 129 | 5 |
| 2022 | 114 | – |
| 2021 | 130 | 9 |
| 2020 | 131 | – |
| 2019 | 118 | – |
| 2018 | 127 | 5 |
| 2017 | 150 | 5 |
| 2016 | 173 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #117, 373 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #2350, 6 births); most recent 2001 (rank #3989, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | – |
| 2024 | 8 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | – |
| 2018 | 15 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1961 (rank #795, 8 births); most recent 1965 (rank #1200, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #89, 62 births); most recent 2022 (rank #634, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #44, 203 births); most recent 2020 (rank #711, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #436, 5 births); most recent 1991 (rank #634, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | 3 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #111, 20 births); most recent 2016 (rank #358, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1961 (rank #32, 137 births); most recent 2013 (rank #463, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1948 (rank #88, 31 births); most recent 1965 (rank #287, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence