Dahl — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dahl

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Dahl between 1922 and 1963, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dahl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dahl performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dahl shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dahl 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 147 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.