unisex name

Dayle

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 3,553

Scotland

#293

1996 births

Dayle is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 64% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1946, when 123 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Dayle started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1912.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dayle over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Dayle by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 103
1920s 188
1930s 258
1940s 688
1950s 902
1960s 402
1970s 243
1980s 179
1990s 197
2000s 125
2010s 16
2020s (to 2024) 19

How popular is Dayle?

In 2024, Dayle was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Dayle is used

Scotland #293 6 in 1996
Ireland #391 3 in 1998
Canada #1,713 9 in 1998
England & Wales #4,252 4 in 2012
United States #13,728 6 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Dayle

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Dayle also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dayle over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dayle

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dayle — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dayle

How popular is the name Dayle?

In 2024, Dayle was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Dayle a girl's or a boy's name?

Dayle is used for both girls and boys. About 64% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Dayle?

Dayle has 1 syllable.

When was Dayle most popular?

Dayle peaked in 1946, when 123 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Was Dayle originally a boys' or girls' name?

Dayle was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.