Recorded 1916–1933 Girls' name Peak 1927 40 births

Dymple — girls' name

40 babies named Dymple in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s241930s10
1920s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Dymple was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

8 babies were named Dymple in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dymple

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Dymple between 1916 and 1933, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dymple currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dymple performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dymple shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dymple 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 40 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.

Dymple at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

40

Since 1916

18 years of records

Peak year

1927

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1916

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1933

Dymple popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1916

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1927)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 1933193119281927192619251916 6

Dymple by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 60% of Dymple's all-time total
1910s61920s241930s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dymple?
40 babies have been named Dymple since 1916. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1927 with 8 births.
When was Dymple most popular?
Dymple was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Dymple been used?
Dymple has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 18 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Dymple?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dymond, Dymon, Dymphna, Dymin, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1916–1933 (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.