Dell
Dell was the 10978th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 468th; the most babies were born in 1953 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved up 26 places. More babies were named Dell in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,978 boys, down 1,165 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195384 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,552babies recorded
Dell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #10,978 | — | 6 |
| 2020 | — | #9,813 | — | 7 |
| 2010 | — | #9,926 | — | 7 |
| 2000 | — | #5,099 | — | 14 |
| 1990 | — | #2,982 | — | 21 |
| 1980 | — | #2,991 | — | 15 |
| 1970 | #3,621 | #1,083 | 17 | 57 |
| 1960 | #1,816 | #838 | 39 | 81 |
| 1950 | #1,505 | #855 | 38 | 64 |
| 1940 | #1,553 | #969 | 25 | 44 |
| 1930 | #1,621 | #1,240 | 24 | 33 |
| 1920 | #1,195 | #1,334 | 41 | 30 |
| 1910 | #782 | #881 | 30 | 13 |
| 1900 | #891 | #855 | 18 | 10 |
| 1890 | #645 | #764 | 17 | 8 |
| 1880 | #591 | #468 | 9 | 15 |
How popular is Dell, counting every spelling?
Dell is a spelling of Del, a name family that had 15 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 15 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del | 9 | #8,417 | 56 |
| Dell | 6 | #10,978 | 27 |
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 Dell?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dell 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dell?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Dell are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 51 and 72. That makes Dell a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dell
How popular is the name Dell?
Dell was the 10978th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 468th; the most babies were born in 1953 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved up 26 places. More babies were named Dell in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Dell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dell in the US.