Dayle
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- DAYL
- Origin
- English
Dayle is a name of English origin, meaning “valley”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dayle mean?
English: variant of Dale
“valley”
From the English surname Dale, for someone who lived in a valley.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Dayle a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Dayle has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Dayle in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 36 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dayle in the UK since 1996 were born between 1996 and 1998. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Dayle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2 | #6,114 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2 | #5,314 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 36 | #529 |
How popular is Dayle in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1946, with 100 girls. It first appears in the records in 1912.
Half of all the girls named Dayle in the US since 1880 were born between 1948 and 1973, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1936, 29% of the babies named Dayle in the US were girls. By 1973 it was 74%, with more girls than boys since 1965.
Dayle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 23 | #2,955 |
| 1970 | 29 | #2,522 |
| 1969 | 24 | #2,704 |
| 1968 | 30 | #2,205 |
| 1967 | 22 | #2,632 |
| 1966 | 21 | #2,667 |
| 1965 | 20 | #2,743 |
| 1964 | 18 | #2,999 |
| 1963 | 27 | #2,305 |
| 1962 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1961 | 35 | #1,954 |
| 1960 | 32 | #2,012 |
| 1959 | 54 | #1,465 |
| 1958 | 56 | #1,416 |
| 1957 | 47 | #1,569 |
| 1956 | 59 | #1,350 |
| 1955 | 64 | #1,260 |
| 1954 | 74 | #1,153 |
| 1953 | 89 | #1,017 |
| 1952 | 96 | #953 |
| 1951 | 74 | #1,077 |
| 1950 | 61 | #1,182 |
| 1949 | 83 | #981 |
| 1948 | 72 | #1,040 |
| 1947 | 77 | #1,007 |
| 1946 | 100 | #827 |
| 1945 | 35 | #1,355 |
| 1944 | 42 | #1,223 |
| 1943 | 29 | #1,555 |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,667 |
| 1941 | 14 | #2,271 |
| 1940 | 29 | #1,404 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,585 |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,179 |
| 1937 | 8 | #3,145 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,924 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,288 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,361 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,377 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1918 | 10 | #3,023 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
Names like Dayle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Darlene Jane Michelle Anne June Darla Denise Danielle Paige Christine Hope Katherine
Names related to Dayle
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dayle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dayle, updated 20 October 2026.