US rank #4001 Girls' name Peak 2023 215 births

Dashley — #4001 US girls' name

215 babies named Dashley in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s222010s692020s119
#4001
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Dashley was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

40 babies were named Dashley in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashley

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Dashley between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dashley currently holds the #4001 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashley performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dashley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Dashley in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashley 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 215 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.

Dashley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

215

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2023

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,001

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dashley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
40
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
01020304050 202420222020201820162013200820001995 5

Dashley by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
119 births that decade — 55% of Dashley's all-time total
1990s52000s222010s692020s119

Dashley by state

Where Dashley concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Dashley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 5.6%
#2 California
6 2.8%
#3 Florida
6 2.8%
#4 New York
6 2.8%
#5 Massachusetts
5 2.3%
Texas share of Dashley's total US births 5.6%
Even split

12 of 215 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashley?
215 babies have been named Dashley since 1995. It currently ranks #4001 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 40 births.
When was Dashley most popular?
Dashley was most popular in the 2020s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Dashley most popular?
The top states for the name Dashley are Texas (12 births), California (6 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Dashley been used?
Dashley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dashley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dasia, Dasha, Dasani, Dashia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.