Given name
Dayle
“from the small valley”·“from the valley”
Dayle 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
Dayle 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
Dayle 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. Dayle 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
Dayle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,320
- 1,139 boys · 2,181 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 123 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 100 in 1946. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,662 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.
Dayle’s family of names
Dayle has a related form in Dale. In English usage, Dayle has a related form in Dale.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dayle
- Dale RobertsonAmerican actor (1923-2013)
- Dayle HaddonCanadian dancer, model, actress (1948–2024)
- Dayle HadleeNew Zealand cricketerborn 1948
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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