Is Dal a boy or girl name?

Dal is a boy’s name. Of the 628 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Dal

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Dal was most popular in 1957, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,085 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 628 people named Dal.

Dal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dal’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dal is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 628 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org