Dashiell
Dashiell is both a male given name and a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Dashiell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dashiell is both a male given name and a surname.
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The Story of Dashiell
Dashiell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1979, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 174 Dashiells were born — ranking #1,105 that year. As of 2026, Dashiell ranks #2,390 for baby boys with 59 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 3K Dashiells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Dashiell
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- Dashiell Eaves (born 1974), American actor
- Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), American author
- Dashiell Mihok (born 1974), American actor
- George Dashiell Bayard (1835–1862), United States Army general
- Robert Laurenson Dashiell Davidson (1909–1998), American philatelist
- Isaac Dashiell Jones (1806–1893), American politician in Maryland
- Aaron Dashiell (21st century), American football safety
- Doug Dashiell (1905–1975), American football coach
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Names that sound like Dashiell
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About the name Dashiell
Dashiell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Dashiell's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,105. Use the chart and map above to compare Dashiell'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.