Boys' name · since 1922
Dahl
Dahl has 147 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1940 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,866 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 147
- born since 1922
- 1940s
- peak decade
147 boys have been named Dahl since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dahl has been recorded 147 times among boys since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1963.
- #14,866 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 147 born since 1922
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dahl ranks #14,866 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1922, peaking in the 1940s.
- #14,866 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 147
- born since 1922
- 1940s
- peak decade
Dahl's 147 recorded births place it above 67.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dahl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dahl splits its recorded history at 1943: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1940 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dahl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1963
- Peak year (1940)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Dahl by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (65 births, 44% of the file).
1940s was Dahl's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Dahl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
33 births
- 1940s
1940s
65 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 65 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dahl's data
- Dahl's decade-level peak was the 1940s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dahl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dahl draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.