Girls' name · since 1917

Dathel

35 babies named Dathel in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#39,080 of 72,339
all-time among girls
35
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade

Dathel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 35 recorded since 1917.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dathel has been recorded 35 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1938.

  • #39,080 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 35 born since 1917
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dathel ranks #39,080 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.

#39,080 of 72,339
all-time among girls
35
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dathel's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dathel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dathel splits its recorded history at 1927: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births).

Dathel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1938

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1917)
5
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
5 1917191819191927192819331938 5

Dathel by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (15 births, 43% of the file).

1910s was Dathel's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Dathel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 15 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dathel?
Since 1917, Social Security records show 35 babies named Dathel. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #39,080 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1938. Its busiest year on record was 1917, with 5 births.
Where does Dathel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dathel ranks #39,080 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dathel most popular?
Dathel was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Dathel been used?
Records for Dathel go back to 1917, giving 22 years of history through 1938.
What names are similar to Dathel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Datha, Datra, Datavia, Dathol, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Dathel's data

  • Dathel's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1930s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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 Dathel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–1938 (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 Dathel 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.