Dashiell
Dashiell was the 2291st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1105th with 174 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,186 places. More babies were named Dashiell in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,291 boys, down 656 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015174 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,851babies recorded
Dashiell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 1979.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,291 | 61 |
| 2020 | #1,635 | 98 |
| 2010 | #1,214 | 146 |
| 2000 | #3,166 | 27 |
| 1990 | #2,880 | 22 |
| 1980 | #4,218 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dashiell, counting every spelling?
Dashiell is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,517 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,291 for Dashiell on its own. Together these spellings went to 104 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dashiell | 61 | #2,291 | 390 |
| Dashel | 14 | #6,202 | 120 |
| Dashiel | 22 | #4,573 | 83 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dashiell?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dashiell (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dashiell 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 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dashiell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dashiell?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Dashiell are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 20. That makes Dashiell mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Dashiell by state
How common Dashiell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.9×). In 41 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 Dashiell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dashiell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dashiell
How popular is the name Dashiell?
Dashiell was the 2291st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1105th with 174 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,186 places. More babies were named Dashiell in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Dashiell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dashiell in the US.
Where is Dashiell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dashiell was most common in California (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Massachusetts.