Dal
Dal is a male given name, surname, and nickname.
Meaning & Origin of Dal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dal is a male given name, surname, and nickname.
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The Story of Dal
The earliest SSA record of Dal as a baby boy name dates back to 1915, when 8 babies received it. 1957 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Dal — #1,793 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Dal on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Dal last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 622 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dal
Dal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 622 births in the dataset. Dal's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #1,793. Use the chart and map above to compare Dal'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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