Dale
4% girls · 96% boys
About Dale
A light and breezy nature name that's currently in style limbo, despite its pleasant meaning, Dale was originally a surname, used for someone who lived near a valley. It was a Top 100 choice in the US between the 20s and 70s, though it has been out of the Top 1000 since the 2000s.
Dale for boys#1410 US
Given to just shy of 150 boys in a recent year, it makes a familiar-but-unique option.
Dale for girls#15450 US
An early unisex nature name that has been surpassed by others, Dale is still a simple, sylvan and serene option.
Most of Dale's recent best known bearers – father and son race drivers Dale Earnhart, glass sculptor Dale Chihuly – are male, but if you look further back to her heyday as a girls' name (she was Number 237 in 1952), you'll find singing cowgirl Dale Evans (born France Octavia) and Flash Gordon's gal, Dale Arden.
Pronounced DAYL.
As of October 2026, Dale ranked #1410 for boys and #15450 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #46 for boys in 1952 and #236 for girls in 1952.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,072 | 181 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,096 | 177 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,124 | 173 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,223 | 150 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,388 | 127 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,468 | 118 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,355 | 131 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,409 | 130 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,559 | 114 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,414 | 129 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,306 | 149 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,410 | 129 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Dale for boys
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Famous Dales
- (Ralph) Dale EarnhardtBoy
American NASCAR driver
- (Ralph) Dale Earnhardt Jr.Boy
American NASCAR driver
- Dale Arnold JarrettBoy
American NASCAR driver
- Dale Alan MidkiffBoy
American actor
- Dale Willem SteynBoy
South African cricketer
- (Byron) Dale OliverBoy
American country musician
- Dale Thomas MortensenBoy
American economist
- Dale Hey aka Buddy RobertsBoy
American pro wrestler
- Dale WhibleyBoy
Canadian actor
- Dale Harbison CarnegieBoy
American author and speaker
- Dale BrownBoy
American novelist
- Dale Jonathan WintonBoy
English TV presenter
- Dale Norman CampbellBoy
Savours, Baron Campbell,Savours, British MP
- Dayl CroninBoy
Irish singer of group HomeTown
- (Diana) Dale DickeyGirl
American actress
- Dale Evans (born Lucille Wood Smith/Frances Octavia Smith)Girl
American actress
- (Karen) Dale RaoulGirl
American actress
- Dale Frances BozzioGirl
American lead singer of band Missing Persons
- Dale FullerGirl
American silent film actress
- Reagan Dale NeisGirl
American actress
- Kiersten Nicolla Dale WarrenGirl
American actress
Dale in pop culture
- Special Agent Dale CooperBoy
a main character on TV's "Twin Peaks"
- Dale HorvathBoy
character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Dale DentonBoy
Seth Rogen's character in "Pineapple Express"
- Dale LocklinBoy
character on TV's "The Client List"
- DaleBoy
Disney chipmunk (Chip 'n' Dale)
- DaleBoy
city that was destroyed by the dragon Smaug in "The Hobbit"
- Dale GribbleBoy
Hank Hill's paranoid neighbor in "King of the Hill"
- Dale Barbara aka BarbieBoy
main character in book/TV series "Under the Dome"
- DaleBoy
character in the YouTube series "Minecraft Diaries"
- Dale VandermeerBoy
character in the Cube Escape series
- Dale BallardBoy
coach introduced in Season 3 of "Young Sheldon" played by Craig T. Nelson
- Dale BibermanGirl
character in film "St. Elmo's Fire"
- Dale TremontGirl
character in film "Top Hat"
- Dale ArdenGirl
character in film "Flash Gordon"