Given name
Dashel
“a charming man; one who is fast”
Dashel is a variant of Dash. One American interpretation is “a charming man; one who is fast.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dashel is a variant of Dash. One American interpretation is “a charming man; one who is fast.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dashel is a variant of Dash. An origin associated with Dash is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dashel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 698
- 692 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,202 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,202 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 53 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 580 as a first name 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.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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