Dashell
The Story of Dashell
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Dashell as a girl name dates back to 1970, when 5 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Dashell — #7,041 in the national rankings. About 79% of every Dashell on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Dashell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 47 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Dashell as a boy name dates back to 2005, when 5 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Dashell — #9,871 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Dashell on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Dashell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 42 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dashell
Dashell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 47 births in the dataset. Dashell's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #7,041. Use the chart and map above to compare Dashell'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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