Dasher vs Dash

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

Name A

Dasher

Boy name · Rank #9787

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Name B

Dash

Boy name · Rank #968

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Dasher Dash
Current Rank #9787 #968
Total Births (all years) 21 4,082
Peak Year 2024 2017
Peak Year Births 8 322
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2022 1984

Births by Decade

Decade Dasher Dash
1980ss — 18
1990ss — 13
2000ss — 321
2010ss — 2,335
2020ss 21 1,395

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dasher Dash
2014 — 224
2015 — 310
2016 — 307
2017 — 322
2018 — 292
2019 — 318
2020 — 291
2021 — 311
2022 7 301
2023 6 260
2024 8 232

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, 2022–2024.

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