Boy
Dale
Rooted in English, Dale is a boy's name that means "From the valley". It has not kept pace since its 1950s peak. In the current registry, it is a name most people have come across. 1958 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
EnglishFrom the valley
Old NorseOne who lives in a small valley
Births by decade
1900s
790
1910s
8,677
1920s
23,542
1930s
33,984
1940s
52,387
1950s
84,173
1960s
53,458
1970s
18,924
1980s
10,921
1990s
6,476
2000s
3,731
2010s
1,377
Peaked in the 1950s · 298,440 total U.S. births since 1900