Dael
Dael was the 2023rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 74 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,038 places. More babies were named Dael in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,023 boys, up 1,817 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 74boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202574 babies
- Total since 1880
- 582babies recorded
Dael popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2022.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,023 | 74 |
| 2020 | #3,840 | 27 |
| 2010 | #6,105 | 14 |
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How popular is Dael, counting every spelling?
Dael has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dael?
74 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dael (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dael born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 113 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dael.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dael?
About 600 people born in the US named Dael are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Dael a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dael by state
How common Dael was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.8×), California (1.6×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dael: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dael, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dael
How popular is the name Dael?
Dael was the 2023rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 74 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,038 places. More babies were named Dael in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Dael a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dael in the US.
Where is Dael most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dael was most common in Texas (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New York.