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Dale
About Dale
The name Dale peaked for boys at #46 in 1952. The name is most popular in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Dale is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Pronounced DAYL. 2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Dale ranked #1410 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #46 in 1952, Nameberry popularity #525.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,072 | 181 | 94.2 |
| 2015 | #1,096 | 177 | 92.3 |
| 2016 | #1,124 | 173 | 91.2 |
| 2017 | #1,223 | 150 | 81 |
| 2018 | #1,388 | 127 | 69.9 |
| 2019 | #1,468 | 118 | 65.8 |
| 2020 | #1,355 | 131 | 75.9 |
| 2021 | #1,409 | 130 | 74.3 |
| 2022 | #1,559 | 114 | 65.3 |
| 2023 | #1,414 | 129 | 75.4 |
| 2024 | #1,306 | 149 | 86.5 |
| 2025 | #1,410 | 129 | 75.5 |
World rankings
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Famous Dales
- (Ralph) Dale Earnhardt
American NASCAR driver
- (Ralph) Dale Earnhardt Jr.
American NASCAR driver
- Dale Arnold Jarrett
American NASCAR driver
- Dale Alan Midkiff
American actor
- Dale Willem Steyn
South African cricketer
- (Byron) Dale Oliver
American country musician
- Dale Thomas Mortensen
American economist
- Dale Hey aka Buddy Roberts
American pro wrestler
- Dale Whibley
Canadian actor
- Dale Harbison Carnegie
American author and speaker
- Dale Brown
American novelist
- Dale Jonathan Winton
English TV presenter
- Dale Norman Campbell
Savours, Baron Campbell,Savours, British MP
- Dayl Cronin
Irish singer of group HomeTown
Dale in pop culture
- Special Agent Dale Cooper
a main character on TV's "Twin Peaks"
- Dale Horvath
character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Dale Denton
Seth Rogen's character in "Pineapple Express"
- Dale Locklin
character on TV's "The Client List"
- Dale
Disney chipmunk (Chip 'n' Dale)
- Dale
city that was destroyed by the dragon Smaug in "The Hobbit"
- Dale Gribble
Hank Hill's paranoid neighbor in "King of the Hill"
- Dale Barbara aka Barbie
main character in book/TV series "Under the Dome"
- Dale
character in the YouTube series "Minecraft Diaries"
- Dale Vandermeer
character in the Cube Escape series
- Dale Ballard
coach introduced in Season 3 of "Young Sheldon" played by Craig T. Nelson