Given name & surname
Dail
“from the small valley”·“from the valley”
Dail is a variant of Dale. Interpretations include “from the small valley” (English) and “from the valley” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dail is a variant of Dale. Interpretations include “from the small valley” (English) and “from the valley” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dail is a variant of Dale. An origin associated with Dale is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dail is a variant of Dale. The history of Dale gives this family its wider story. Dale’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dail through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 604
- 459 boys · 145 girls
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 468 as a first name in 2020; 3,214 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Dail, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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99% boys · 1% girls
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