US rank #2062 Boys' name Peak 2015 2,773 births

Dashiell — #2062 US boys' name

2,773 babies named Dashiell in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s1591990s2132000s7052010s12622020s426
#2062
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Dashiell was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

174 babies were named Dashiell in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashiell

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,773 babies named Dashiell between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dashiell currently holds the #2062 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 174 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashiell performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,262 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dashiell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 728 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dashiell in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashiell 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 2,773 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.

Dashiell at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,773

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2015

174 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,062

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dashiell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
174
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Dashiell popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 1979 (Dashiell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 201520031979 5

Dashiell by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,262 births that decade — 46% of Dashiell's all-time total
1970s81980s1591990s2132000s7052010s12622020s426

Dashiell by state

Where Dashiell concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dashiell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
728 26.3%
#2 New York
246 8.9%
#3 Texas
110 4.0%
#4 Washington
85 3.1%
#5 Illinois
62 2.2%
#6 Virginia
33 1.2%
#7 Oregon
30 1.1%
#8 Massachusetts
24 0.9%
California share of Dashiell's total US births 26.3%
Even split

728 of 2,773 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Dashiell appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashiell?
2,773 babies have been named Dashiell since 1979. It currently ranks #2062 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 174 births.
When was Dashiell most popular?
Dashiell was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,262 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Dashiell most popular?
The top states for the name Dashiell are California (728 births), New York (246 births), Texas (110 births).
How long has the name Dashiell been used?
Dashiell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dashiell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dashawn, Dash, Dashaun, Dashon, 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, 1979–2024 (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.