Boys' name · since 1915
Dal
628 babies named Dal in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,785 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 628
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
628 babies have been named Dal since 1915, making it today's #10785 boys' name.
Dal has 628 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10785 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #6,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,785 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 628 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dal ranks #6,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,785 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 628 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,785 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 628
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dal's 628 recorded births place it above 84.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dal compares
628 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dal's all-time total is 70% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 628 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dal's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Dal by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (122 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Dal's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Dal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s
1930s
74 births
- 1940s
1940s
102 births
- 1950s
1950s
122 births
- 1960s
1960s
116 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 122 births (19% of all-time use).
How Dal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dal's total volume
Dal by state
Where Dal concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 628 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dal's data
- Dal's decade-level peak was the 1950s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Dal 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.