Recorded 2005–2025 Unisex name Peak 2008 49 births

Dashell — boys' name

49 babies named Dashell in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s182010s172020s14

The verdict

49 boys have been named Dashell since 2005, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

49
total births
2005–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Dashell was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dashell in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashell

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Dashell between 2005 and 2025, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dashell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Dashell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 47 additional births since 1970.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dashell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashell 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 49 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.

Dashell at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

49

Since 2005

21 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2005

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2025

Dashell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2005

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20252021201820152010200820072005 5

Dashell popularity over time — girls

47 total births recorded since 1970 (Dashell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 47 births
468101214 199819961995199419851970 5

Dashell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 37% of Dashell's all-time total
2000s182010s172020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashell?
49 babies have been named Dashell since 2005. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Dashell most popular?
Dashell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Is Dashell a unisex name?
Yes, Dashell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 49 births, and as a girl's name it has 47 births.
How long has the name Dashell been used?
Dashell has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 21 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Dashell?
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.

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, 2005–2025 (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.