Dash is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dash means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dash across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dash has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dash is a boy name of English origin meaning “pet form of Dashiell”. A short form of Dashiell, a name of uncertain French origin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,384 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 50 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dash per year, United States (1984 to 2025). United States peaked in 2017 (327/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (11/yr).
Dash is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2017, when it ranked #1,564 nationally (given to 338 babies that year).
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