Dash
Dash was the 1056th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 207 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 741st with 322 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 287 places. More babies were named Dash in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,056 boys, down 259 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 207boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017322 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,384babies recorded
Dash popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 87 since 2011.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,056 | 207 |
| 2020 | #797 | 291 |
| 2010 | #1,372 | 123 |
| 2000 | #7,594 | 8 |
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How popular is Dash, counting every spelling?
Dash has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,010 for boys in 2025, against #1,056 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Dash?
207 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dash (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dash 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 41 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dash.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dash?
About 4,300 people born in the US named Dash are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Dash 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.
Dash by state
How common Dash was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.8×), Maryland (2.5×), Georgia (1.9×). In 21 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 Dash: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dash, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dash
How popular is the name Dash?
Dash was the 1056th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 207 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 741st with 322 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 287 places. More babies were named Dash in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Dash a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dash in the US.
Where is Dash most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dash was most common in Louisiana (0.43 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Georgia.