Dale

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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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

4,109
Total babies (all years)
39
Years in the data
189
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
195763#100
195996#76
1960117#84
1961130#85
1962128#80
196341#104
1964126#80
1965133#77
196643#103
196740#105
1968119#80
1969143#81
1970130#86
197182#100
1972151#81
1973126#88
1974148#82
1975137#82
1976129#85
197755#102
197858#101
1979144#80
1980147#77
1981163#75
1982172#71
1983160#74
1984128#85
1985170#67
1986139#77
1987158#74
1988189#69
198953#103
199073#101
1991150#82
199361#103
20141#1,129
20154#343
20161#1,113
20171#1,155