Dahl

Boy · recorded 1922–1963

  • 1963last recorded
  • 1940best year

Most popular in 1940.

Last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Dahl.

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Its story

Popularity since 1922

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 21 recorded years as a table
Dahl, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19225
19274
19316
19357
19368
19376
19395
194013
194110
194210
19436
19454
19463
19483
19513
19542
19563
19593
19612
19623
19632

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dahl isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1963
5
Rank in 1963
#4,048
How rare
1 in 406,215 boys
Since 1922
147

Dahl was last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1940, at 13 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Dahl doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.