Dell
Last seen for girls in 1984 at #10,422 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to boys 61.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 15 births
- Debut · boys
- 15 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,008since 1880
Dell over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #10,695 | 6 | |
| 2024 | — | #7,765 | 10 | |
| 2023 | — | #12,239 | 5 | |
| 2022 | — | #10,863 | 6 | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | #9,554 | 7 | |
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | #8,840 | 8 | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | #10,644 | 6 | |
| 2014 | — | #8,781 | 8 | |
| 2013 | — | #10,728 | 6 | |
| 2012 | — | #8,864 | 8 | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #9,693 | 7 | |
| 2009 | — | #9,864 | 7 | |
| 2008 | — | #12,553 | 5 | |
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | #12,055 | 5 | |
| 2005 | — | #5,578 | 14 | |
| 2004 | — | #7,536 | 9 | |
| 2003 | — | #9,581 | 6 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,725 | 12 | |
| 2001 | — | #6,935 | 9 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,040 | 14 | |
| 1999 | — | #5,317 | 12 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,840 | 10 | |
| 1997 | — | #6,618 | 8 | |
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | #4,052 | 15 | |
| 1994 | — | #6,372 | 8 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,697 | 12 | |
| 1992 | — | #6,128 | 8 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,005 | 14 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,952 | 21 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,811 | 10 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,450 | 10 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,942 | 17 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,130 | 10 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,070 | 15 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #2,706 | 17 |
| 1983 | — | #3,071 | 14 | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1981 | — | #2,204 | 23 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,965 | 15 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #2,375 | 19 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #2,791 | 15 |
| 1976 | — | #2,508 | 17 | |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #1,753 | 28 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #2,549 | 15 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #2,036 | 20 |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 | #1,364 | 38 |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #1,466 | 34 |
| 1970 | #3,577 | 17 | #1,080 | 57 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #1,186 | 44 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | #1,165 | 42 |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 | #875 | 67 |
| 1966 | #2,453 | 24 | #916 | 63 |
| 1965 | #2,110 | 31 | #1,020 | 52 |
| 1964 | #2,752 | 21 | #982 | 59 |
| 1963 | #2,864 | 19 | #947 | 63 |
| 1962 | #2,163 | 30 | #953 | 63 |
| 1961 | #1,838 | 39 | #950 | 65 |
| 1960 | #1,811 | 39 | #837 | 81 |
| 1959 | #1,596 | 46 | #871 | 77 |
| 1958 | #1,679 | 41 | #877 | 74 |
| 1957 | #1,550 | 48 | #823 | 84 |
| 1956 | #1,480 | 51 | #854 | 77 |
| 1955 | #1,423 | 50 | #885 | 70 |
| 1954 | #1,317 | 57 | #892 | 68 |
| 1953 | #1,389 | 49 | #774 | 84 |
| 1952 | #1,578 | 37 | #850 | 67 |
| 1951 | #1,665 | 33 | #1,052 | 46 |
| 1950 | #1,495 | 38 | #850 | 64 |
| 1949 | #1,564 | 35 | #885 | 60 |
| 1948 | #1,473 | 39 | #891 | 59 |
| 1947 | #1,438 | 42 | #842 | 67 |
| 1946 | #1,678 | 28 | #848 | 60 |
| 1945 | #1,374 | 34 | #837 | 56 |
| 1944 | #1,401 | 33 | #949 | 46 |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 | #917 | 53 |
| 1942 | #1,387 | 34 | #928 | 51 |
| 1941 | #1,243 | 37 | #870 | 53 |
| 1940 | #1,549 | 25 | #967 | 44 |
| 1939 | #1,194 | 37 | #770 | 62 |
| 1938 | #1,650 | 22 | #939 | 45 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 | #906 | 47 |
| 1936 | #1,375 | 28 | #989 | 40 |
| 1935 | #1,182 | 36 | #923 | 47 |
| 1934 | #1,148 | 38 | #942 | 45 |
| 1933 | #1,008 | 47 | #895 | 48 |
| 1932 | #1,488 | 26 | #1,035 | 41 |
| 1931 | #1,394 | 28 | #841 | 56 |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 | #1,235 | 33 |
| 1929 | #1,642 | 23 | #1,026 | 44 |
| 1928 | #1,310 | 34 | #1,165 | 37 |
| 1927 | #1,523 | 29 | #1,001 | 49 |
| 1926 | #1,279 | 37 | #1,064 | 43 |
| 1925 | #1,409 | 33 | #1,201 | 35 |
| 1924 | #1,206 | 43 | #1,093 | 43 |
| 1923 | #1,197 | 42 | #1,057 | 45 |
| 1922 | #1,114 | 47 | #1,072 | 43 |
| 1921 | #1,258 | 38 | #1,159 | 38 |
| 1920 | #1,190 | 41 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1919 | #1,242 | 37 | #1,034 | 43 |
| 1918 | #1,126 | 43 | #869 | 58 |
| 1917 | #1,219 | 35 | #1,033 | 40 |
| 1916 | #1,059 | 43 | #972 | 43 |
| 1915 | #1,055 | 40 | #1,082 | 35 |
| 1914 | #1,059 | 32 | #1,260 | 22 |
| 1913 | #1,020 | 28 | #930 | 28 |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | #1,059 | 19 |
| 1911 | #875 | 24 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #781 | 30 | #859 | 13 |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #939 | 18 | #825 | 11 |
| 1907 | #790 | 22 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #1,101 | 12 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #629 | 30 | #810 | 9 |
| 1903 | #1,137 | 10 | #783 | 9 |
| 1902 | #716 | 23 | #615 | 13 |
| 1901 | #881 | 14 | — | |
| 1900 | #885 | 18 | #836 | 10 |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #920 | 14 | #635 | 12 |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | #725 | 9 |
| 1896 | #790 | 17 | #674 | 11 |
| 1895 | #746 | 18 | #795 | 8 |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | #567 | 13 |
| 1893 | #794 | 14 | #768 | 8 |
| 1892 | #590 | 22 | #572 | 13 |
| 1891 | #750 | 13 | #766 | 7 |
| 1890 | #642 | 17 | #739 | 8 |
| 1889 | #724 | 13 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | #753 | 12 | #505 | 15 |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #693 | 11 | #491 | 14 |
| 1885 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1884 | #640 | 11 | #468 | 16 |
| 1883 | #536 | 13 | #556 | 11 |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 | #514 | 13 |
| 1881 | #491 | 12 | #487 | 13 |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | #465 | 15 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dell was already there! It came in at #465, and was given to 15 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Dell is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#460 · 1 in 7,529
- Texas#839 · 1 in 12,446
Best ever in a state: #128 in Utah, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #460 | 7 | 1 in 7,529 |
| Texas | #839 | 5 | 1 in 12,446 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dell
- 2,930 spots since 2024 (#7,765 → #10,695)
- 1,141 spots since 2020 (#9,554 → #10,695)
- 51 spots since 2015 (#10,644 → #10,695)
- Biggest jump: 416 spots in 1888 (#921 → #505)
- Biggest drop: 430 spots in 1887 (#491 → #921)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #465 (15 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1880–1900
- Highest: 1 in 7,153 boys born in 1884 were named Dell (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #465 in 1880, was only 1 in 7,366 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.7% of all boys named Dell (711) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1924, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 123 | #465 (1880) | #569 |
| 1890s | 97 | #567 (1894) | #703 |
| 1900s | 79 | #615 (1902) | #920 |
| 1910s | 312 | #859 (1910) | #1,014 |
| 1920s | 407 | #1,001 (1927) | #1,116 |
| 1930s | 464 | #770 (1939) | #948 |
| 1940s | 549 | #837 (1945) | #893 |
| 1950s | 711 | #774 (1953) | #873 |
| 1960s | 599 | #837 (1960) | #983 |
| 1970s | 254 | #1,080 (1970) | #2,149 |
| 1980s | 147 | #2,204 (1981) | #3,318 |
| 1990s | 108 | #2,952 (1990) | #5,109 |
| 2000s | 81 | #5,040 (2000) | #8,319 |
| 2010s | 43 | #8,781 (2014) | #9,592 |
| 2020s | 34 | #7,765 (2024) | #10,223 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dell in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 45,741 of them was named Dell, which outranked 69.2% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,518Sonjia26
- #1,518Suzanna26
- #1,518Vilma26
- #1,549Dell25
- #1,549Alba25
- #1,549Alverta25
- #1,549Arlena25
- #1,591Adelle24
- #1,591Allison24
- #1,591Annalee24
Tied with 41 names at #1,549; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 26,345 of them was named Dell, which outranked 75.4% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).