US rank #4397 Boys' name Peak 2009 678 births

Dashel — #4397 US boys' name

678 babies named Dashel in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1682010s3802020s130
#4397
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Dashel was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

53 babies were named Dashel in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashel

The Social Security Administration has registered 678 babies named Dashel between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dashel currently holds the #4397 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 380 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dashel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 51 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Washington and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dashel in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashel 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 678 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.

Dashel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

678

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2009

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,397

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dashel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
53
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
102030405060 20242021201820152012200920062005 19

Dashel popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1995 (Dashel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1995 6

Dashel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
380 births that decade — 56% of Dashel's all-time total
2000s1682010s3802020s130

Dashel by state

Where Dashel concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Dashel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
51 7.5%
#2 Washington
13 1.9%
#3 Texas
10 1.5%
#4 Colorado
5 0.7%
California share of Dashel's total US births 7.5%
Even split

51 of 678 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashel?
678 babies have been named Dashel since 2005. It currently ranks #4397 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 53 births.
When was Dashel most popular?
Dashel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 380 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Dashel most popular?
The top states for the name Dashel are California (51 births), Washington (13 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Dashel been used?
Dashel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dashel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dashawn, Dash, Dashaun, Dashiell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2005–2024 (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.