Dash Boy
How popular is Dash?
#1,056 boy name in 2025
207 baby boys were named Dash in the US in 2025, making it the 1056th most popular boy name.
4,357living people named Dash (est.)
8median age of people named Dash
4,384babies named Dash since 1880
1 in 16,016US babies born in 2025
Dash popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,056 for boys (▼ 101 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 207 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-33% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #769 in 2015, #796 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (322 boys) |
| Highest rank | #741 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1984 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Dash is most popular
Babies named Dash per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Dash by decade
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Questions
- Is Dash a boy or girl name?
- Dash is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Dash were boys.
- How popular is the name Dash?
- 207 baby boys were named Dash in the US in 2025, making it the 1056th most popular boy name.
- When was Dash most popular?
- Dash peaked in 2017, when 322 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #741 in 2017.
- How many people are named Dash?
- 4,384 babies have been named Dash in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,357 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Dash most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dash was most common in Louisiana, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.