Given name
Dashell
“a charming man; one who is fast”
Dashell is a variant of Dash. One American interpretation is “a charming man; one who is fast.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dashell 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
Dashell 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dashell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 96
- 49 boys · 47 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,933 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,933 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 188 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.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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