Daly vs Dale

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

Name A

Daly

Girl name · Rank #12535

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Name B

Dale

Boy name · Rank #1306

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Metric Daly Dale
Current Rank #12535 #1306
Total Births (all years) 308 278,018
Peak Year 2002 1958
Peak Year Births 21 8,503
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1988 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Daly Dale
1880ss — 121
1890ss — 281
1900ss — 672
1910ss — 8,218
1920ss — 22,752
1930ss — 32,536
1940ss — 46,812
1950ss — 75,567
1960ss — 50,420
1970ss — 18,066
1980ss 7 10,486
1990ss 99 6,213
2000ss 98 3,628
2010ss 62 1,593
2020ss 42 653

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Daly Dale
2014 9 181
2015 5 177
2016 — 173
2017 — 150
2018 6 127
2019 5 118
2020 9 131
2021 8 130
2022 7 114
2023 11 129
2024 7 149

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, 1988–2024.

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