Dal vs Dale

Side-by-side comparison of Dal and Dale — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dal

Boy name · Rank #10979

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Name B

Dale

Boy name · Rank #1306

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Metric Dal Dale
Current Rank #10979 #1306
Total Births (all years) 622 278,018
Peak Year 1957 1958
Peak Year Births 20 8,503
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Dal Dale
1880ss — 121
1890ss — 281
1900ss — 672
1910ss 18 8,218
1920ss 52 22,752
1930ss 74 32,536
1940ss 102 46,812
1950ss 122 75,567
1960ss 116 50,420
1970ss 30 18,066
1980ss 25 10,486
1990ss — 6,213
2000ss — 3,628
2010ss 55 1,593
2020ss 28 653

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dal Dale
2014 10 181
2015 7 177
2016 7 173
2017 6 150
2018 — 127
2019 6 118
2020 7 131
2021 — 130
2022 8 114
2023 7 129
2024 6 149

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2024.

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