Recorded 1938–1938 Boys' name Peak 1938 6 births

Dall — boys' name

6 babies named Dall in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s6
1930s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Dall was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dall in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dall

The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Dall between 1938 and 1938, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dall currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dall performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dall 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 6 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.

Dall at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

6

Since 1938

1 years of records

Peak year

1938

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1938

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1938

Dall popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1938

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1938)
6
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
6 1938 6

Dall by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 100% of Dall's all-time total
1930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dall?
6 babies have been named Dall since 1938. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1938 with 6 births.
When was Dall most popular?
Dall was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Dall been used?
Dall has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 1 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Dall?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dale, Dalton, Dallas, Dallin, 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, 1938–1938 (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.