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Dashiell

Boy

Meaning of Dashiell: French: 'of Chiel'

Dashiell is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2237th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2237

61 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,851

First recorded 1979 · peak 2015

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 15 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 21 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 19 babies1986: 16 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 32 babies1990: 22 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 28 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 31 babies2000: 27 babies20002001: 27 babies2002: 35 babies2003: 46 babies2004: 59 babies2005: 87 babies2006: 112 babies2007: 92 babies2008: 109 babies2009: 117 babies2010: 146 babies20102011: 127 babies2012: 100 babies2013: 122 babies2014: 127 babies2015: 179 babies2016: 146 babies2017: 95 babies2018: 121 babies2019: 104 babies2020: 98 babies20202021: 107 babies2022: 92 babies2023: 57 babies2024: 73 babies2025: 61 babies
US babies named Dashiell per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 179.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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