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Dash

/ˈdæʃ/ · 98% boys · 207 born in 2025

Dash has been given to about 4,384 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdæʃ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,354
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dash per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 327
  • Born in 2025207
  • All time4,384
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Dash?

Its best year was 2017, when 327 babies were given the name, ranking 741st. The typical living American called Dash is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Dash

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cash0.81
  2. Nash0.81
  3. Kash0.81
  4. Dan0.53
  5. Dax0.53
  6. Danny0.51
  7. Dashawn0.50
  8. Josh0.47

Middle names for Dash

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dash Thomas0.74
  2. Dash Cole0.73
  3. Dash Miles0.73
  4. Dash Wilder0.72
  5. Dash James0.71
  6. Dash John0.55

Sibling names for Dash

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lochlanbrother · 0.99
  2. Seraphinasister · 0.98
  3. Khaleesisister · 0.98
  4. Jaxxonbrother · 0.98
  5. Yahyabrother · 0.98
  6. Emilianasister · 0.98

Where Dash is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.03%
  2. Utah0.02%
  3. Georgia0.01%
  4. Pennsylvania0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Dash Evans0.73
  2. Dash Edwards0.73
  3. Dash Anderson0.70
  4. Dash Allen0.70
  5. Dash Adams0.70
  6. Dash Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Dash

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Dash across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.