Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dal isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 628
- 628 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #10,946 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,946 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,305 as a first name in 2020; 321 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.
Dal’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Dal, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Al
“one who counsels the elves” · “one who is noble and bright”
>99% boys
Daryel
>99% boys
Darrel
“one who is dearly loved”
>99% boys
Sal
“princess; lady” · “a savior”
>99% boys
Val
“one who is strong and healthy” · “resembling a spring flower”
88% boys · 12% girls
Dan
“he judged”
97% boys · 3% girls
Darrell
“one who is dearly loved” · “one who is greatly loved”
>99% boys
Hal
“the ruler of the house” · “home”
>99% boys