Dail
Dáil Éireann is the lower house and principal chamber of the Oireachtas, which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann. It consists of 174 members, each known as a Teachta Dála. TDs represent 43 constituencies and are directly elected for terms not exceeding five years, on the system of proportional representation using the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Meaning & Origin of Dail
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dáil Éireann is the lower house and principal chamber of the Oireachtas, which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann. It consists of 174 members, each known as a Teachta Dála. TDs represent 43 constituencies and are directly elected for terms not exceeding five years, on the system of proportional representation using the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
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The Story of Dail
As a girl name
Dail first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1936, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1952, when 16 Dails were born — ranking #2,671 that year. As of 2026, Dail ranks #4,773 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 145 Dails have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dail first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 22 Dails were born — ranking #1,648 that year. As of 2026, Dail ranks #8,700 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 459 Dails have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dail
Dail is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 459 births in the dataset. Dail's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #1,648. Use the chart and map above to compare Dail's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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