Dale

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Dale first appears in the data in 1957 and has been recorded in 39 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1988 with 189 babies (rank #69 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dale

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dale yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,109

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

189

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Dale

Dale Carnegiemotivational speaker · b. 1888
Dale T. Mortensenuniversity teacher · b. 1939
Dale Earnhardtracing automobile driver · b. 1951
Dale Robertsonboxer · b. 1923
Dale Gardneraircraft pilot · b. 1948

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1957	63	#100
1959	96	#76
1960	117	#84
1961	130	#85
1962	128	#80
1963	41	#104
1964	126	#80
1965	133	#77
1966	43	#103
1967	40	#105
1968	119	#80
1969	143	#81
1970	130	#86
1971	82	#100
1972	151	#81
1973	126	#88
1974	148	#82
1975	137	#82
1976	129	#85
1977	55	#102
1978	58	#101
1979	144	#80
1980	147	#77
1981	163	#75
1982	172	#71
1983	160	#74
1984	128	#85
1985	170	#67
1986	139	#77
1987	158	#74
1988	189	#69
1989	53	#103
1990	73	#101
1991	150	#82
1993	61	#103
2014	1	#1,129
2015	4	#343
2016	1	#1,113
2017	1	#1,155