Unisex name · since 1880
Dell
Dell has 4,008 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,082 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,700 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,008
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dell is the #10700 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 4,008 recorded since 1880.
Dell has 4,008 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10700 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,082 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,700 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,008 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dell ranks #2,082 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,700 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,008 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,082 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,700 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,008
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dell's 4,008 recorded births place it above 95.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dell compares
4,008 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Dell's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,008 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dell splits its recorded history at 1950: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1887 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Dell popularity over time - girls
2,544 total births recorded since 1880 (Dell as girls' name)
Dell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (711 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Dell's strongest decade.
711 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Dell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 123
1880s
123 births
- 1890s 97
1890s
97 births
- 1900s 79
1900s
79 births
- 1910s
1910s
312 births
- 1920s
1920s
407 births
- 1930s
1930s
464 births
- 1940s
1940s
549 births
- 1950s
1950s
711 births
- 1960s
1960s
599 births
- 1970s 254
1970s
254 births
- 1980s 147
1980s
147 births
- 1990s 108
1990s
108 births
- 2000s 81
2000s
81 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 711 births (18% of all-time use).
How Dell 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 Dell's total volume
Dell by state
Where Dell concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 173 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 169 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Utah | | 129 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 41 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Idaho | | 32 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 30 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 16 | 0.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 12 | 0.3% |
173 of 4,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Dell appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dell's data
- Dell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (711 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dells (173 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 Dell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Dell 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.