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Unisex name

Dail

/ˈdeɪl/ · 24% girls, 76% boys · last recorded 1993

Dail has been given to about 604 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1952, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdeɪl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 315
Median age today75 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dail per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1952 · 29
  • Born in 20250
  • All time604

How popular is Dail?

Its best year was 1952, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 2699th. The typical living American called Dail is about 75 years old today.

Names that sound like Dail

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gail0.81
  2. Basil0.70
  3. Jamil0.70
  4. Daryl0.68
  5. Daniel0.64
  6. Darryl0.66
  7. Danial0.64
  8. Dariel0.64

Middle names for Dail

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dail Alice0.78
  2. Dail Opal0.77
  3. Dail Noelle0.77
  4. Dail Belle0.77
  5. Dail Iris0.74
  6. Dail Ivy0.74

Sibling names for Dail

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.74
  2. Lenorasister · 0.69
  3. Elouisesister · 0.69
  4. Otisbrother · 0.68
  5. Louiebrother · 0.68
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.67

Where Dail is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dail Evans0.73
    2. Dail Edwards0.73
    3. Dail Anderson0.73
    4. Dail Allen0.73
    5. Dail Adams0.73
    6. Dail Walker0.69

    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 Dail

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

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