boy's name
Dael
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 752
Dael is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 74 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 74 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 44,803 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2003.
Dael over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 75 |
| 2010s | 197 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 310 |
How popular is Dael?
In 2025, Dael was given to 74 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Dael is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Dael is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Daël | Daël is a rare spelling of Dael, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 105 times, mostly in France. | 105 |
Names that peaked alongside Dael
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dael also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dael over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dael
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dael — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dael
How popular is the name Dael?
In 2025, Dael was given to 74 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Dael a girl's or a boy's name?
Dael is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Dael most popular?
Dael peaked in 2025, when 74 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Dael a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dael currently ranks #2,020 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.