Dashiell
About Dashiell
Dashiell, though missing from many other name sources, is among the hottest new names, chosen by such celebs as Cate Blanchett and author Helen (Bridget Jones) Fielding. With its great dash and panache, Dashiell is associated with detective writer Dashiell Hammett (born Samuel, as in Sam Spade, Dashiell being his mother's maiden name). Alice Cooper was ahead of the game: He named his son Dashiell in 1985.
For those still confused about the pronunciation, it's kind of similar to castle or bashful. And anyone can pronounce Dash, which is such a dashing nickname.
Pronounced DASH-el.
As of October 2026, Dashiell ranked #2291 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1105 in 2015, Nameberry popularity #489.
Editor's take: The name Dashiell is a boy's name of Scottish origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,350 | 127 | 66.1 |
| 2015 | #1,105 | 174 | 90.8 |
| 2016 | #1,254 | 146 | 76.9 |
| 2017 | #1,663 | 95 | 51.3 |
| 2018 | #1,446 | 121 | 66.6 |
| 2019 | #1,593 | 104 | 58 |
| 2020 | #1,635 | 98 | 56.8 |
| 2021 | #1,598 | 107 | 61.2 |
| 2022 | #1,784 | 92 | 52.7 |
| 2023 | #2,418 | 56 | 32.7 |
| 2024 | #2,057 | 73 | 42.4 |
| 2025 | #2,291 | 61 | 35.7 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Finnian
- Cormac
- Finnegan
- Ansel
- Finnick
- Anders
- Ira
- Rafe
- Asa
- Seamus
- Callahan
- Alden
- Vaughn
- Joash
- Bellamy
- Heath
- Adler
- Finneas
- Lyle
Dashiell on lists
Famous Dashiells
- Dashiell Eaves
American actor
- (Samuel) Dashiell Hammett
American novelist
- Dashiell "Dash" Snow
American artist
- Dashiell Raymond "Dash" Mihok
American actor
- Dashiell Messitt
American child actor; twin of brother Fox Messitt
- Dashiell "Dash" Furnier
son of singer Alice Cooper
- Dashiell John Upton
son of actress Cate Blanchett
- Dashiell Howell
actor and son of actor C. Thomas Howell
- Dashiell Gaston Hawkins (b. 2008)
son of singer Sophie B. Hawkins
- Dashiell Orson Priestley (b. 2009)
son of actor Jason Priestley
- Dashiell Max Robert Weinstein
(b. 2013) son of fashion designer Georgina Chapman and disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein
- Dashiell Ford Warren (b. 2013)
son of actress Autumn Reeser and Jesse Warren
- Dashiell Julius William Clunie
Singer (b. 2015), son of Bryan Singer and Michelle Clunie
- Dashiel Edon Anderson (b. 2015)
daughter of actress Milla Jovovich and Paul Anderson
Dashiell in pop culture
- Dashiell Robert "Dash" Parr
character in The Incredibles
- Dashiell R. Faireborn aka Flint
character in the G.I. Joe series
- Dashiell Frank
main character in 1999 film "Mr. Jealousy"
- Dashiell
character on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"
- Dashiell "Dash"
character in Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
- Dashiell "Dash" Gardiner
character from "Witches of East End"