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Unisex name

Dayle

/ˈdeɪl/ · 66% girls, 34% boys · last recorded 2024

Dayle has been given to about 3,320 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1946, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdeɪl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,525
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dayle per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1946 · 123
  • Born in 20250
  • All time3,320

How popular is Dayle?

Its best year was 1946, when 123 babies were given the name, ranking 829th. The typical living American called Dayle is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Dayle

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dale0.85
  2. Gayle0.85
  3. Kayle0.85
  4. Doyle0.78
  5. Dayne0.79
  6. Daylen0.78
  7. Danyelle0.72
  8. Mable0.70

Middle names for Dayle

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dayle Catherine0.84
  2. Dayle Josephine0.84
  3. Dayle Rose0.83
  4. Dayle Marie0.83
  5. Dayle Grace0.83
  6. Dayle Jane0.83

Sibling names for Dayle

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.82
  2. Gwensister · 0.79
  3. Laurelsister · 0.78
  4. Rudybrother · 0.76
  5. Frankieeither · 0.75
  6. Tommybrother · 0.75

Where Dayle is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dayle White0.78
    2. Dayle Nguyen0.78
    3. Dayle Moore0.78
    4. Dayle Hill0.78
    5. Dayle Hall0.78
    6. Dayle Brown0.78

    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 Dayle

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

    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.