US rank #2492 Boys' name Peak 2023 503 births

Dael — #2492 US boys' name

503 babies named Dael in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s752010s1972020s231
#2492
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Dael was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

58 babies were named Dael in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dael

The Social Security Administration has registered 503 babies named Dael between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dael currently holds the #2492 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dael performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dael shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 87 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Dael in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dael in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 503 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dael at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

503

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2023

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,492

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dael popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
58
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
020406080 20242021201820152012200920062003 8

Dael popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2022 (Dael as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2022 5

Dael by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
231 births that decade — 46% of Dael's all-time total
2000s752010s1972020s231

Dael by state

Where Dael concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Dael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
87 17.3%
#2 California
83 16.5%
#3 Florida
12 2.4%
#4 New York
11 2.2%
#5 Arizona
5 1.0%
Texas share of Dael's total US births 17.3%
Even split

87 of 503 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dael?
503 babies have been named Dael since 2003. It currently ranks #2492 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 58 births.
When was Dael most popular?
Dael was most popular in the 2020s decade with 231 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Dael most popular?
The top states for the name Dael are Texas (87 births), California (83 births), Florida (12 births).
How long has the name Dael been used?
Dael has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daemon, Daevon, Daegan, Daeshawn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.