Boys' name · since 2005
Dashel
692 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.
- #6,485 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 692
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dashel currently ranks #6354 among boys' names in America, with 692 babies recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Dashel recorded 692 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #6354 nationally today, ahead of 54% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #6,485 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,354 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 692 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dashel ranks #6,485 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,354 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 692 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,485 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 692
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dashel's 692 recorded births place it above 85.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dashel compares
692 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Dashel's all-time total is 88% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dashel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 692 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dashel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dashel's full recorded timeline at 2015, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 14 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dashel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Dashel popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1995 (Dashel as girls' name)
Dashel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (380 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Dashel's strongest decade.
380 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Dashel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
380 births
- 2020s 144
2020s
144 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 380 births (55% of all-time use).
How Dashel 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 Dashel's total volume
Dashel by state
Where Dashel concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Washington | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.7% |
51 of 692 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Dashel's data
- Dashel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (380 total births) through the 2020s (144) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dashels (51 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 Dashel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Dashel 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.