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 [ 1 syll. da-le, dal-e ] The boy name Dale is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is DEYL KEY. Dale is largely used in the English language and its origin is also English. From the element 'dael' which means dale, valley. The first name is derived from the surname denoting someone living in a dale or valley. It was first adopted by English speakers in the 19th century, chiefly in the USA. See Dale for more info. Daley (English), Dalibor (Czech and Slavic), Dallin (English), and Daly (English) are variants of Dale. Dal (English short form) is another variant of Dale. See also the related form, Dahlia (English and German). Dale is a classic favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was in the past. Its usage peaked modestly in 1958 with 0.394% of baby boys being given the name Dale. Its ranking then was #46. The baby name has since substantially declined in popularity, and is now of occasional use. In 2008, its usage was only 0.012% and its ranking #839, but it was nonetheless the most regularly used among all boy names in its group. Dale has predominantly been a boy name in the past century. In 1971, boys named Dale outnumbered girls by 17 times. Baby names that sound like Dale include Dal (English and Czech), Del (English), Dell (English), Doyle (English and Irish), Dalal, Daley (English), Daly (English), Dela (Romanian), Derril (English), Derryl (English), DeWill (English), Dhawal (Indian), Dolly (Scottish), Dudel (Yiddish), Dudley (English), Dudly (English), Dùghall (Scottish), Dyl (Welsh), and Duilio (Italian). Details of famous persons named Dale: KEY: Pronunciation for Dale: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
