How Many People Are Named Dal?
An estimated 396 people in the United States have the first name Dal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Dal peaked in popularity in 1957 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
396
About 1 in 865,541 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1957
20 births
Total Registered
622
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dal
Dal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 622 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dal as a male name
Ranked #11,187 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (20 births)
Dal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dal span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 122 babies were registered. Dal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dal by Decade
How has Dal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dal by State
Dal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dal
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dal?
We estimate approximately 396 people named Dal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 865,541 Americans share this first name.
Is Dal a common name?
Dal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 622 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dal most popular?
Dal reached peak popularity in 1957, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dal is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dal a male name?
Dal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dal Smith, Dal Johnson, Dal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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