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Dell

/ˈdɛl/ · 39% girls, 61% boys · 6 born in 2025

Dell has been given to about 6,552 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1953, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdɛl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,339
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dell per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1953 · 133
  • Born in 20256
  • All time6,552

How popular is Dell?

Its best year was 1953, when 133 babies were given the name, ranking 1395th. The typical living American called Dell is about 69 years old today.

Names that sound like Dell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Del0.89
  2. Nell0.77
  3. Odell0.75
  4. Adell0.75
  5. Della0.65
  6. Darrell0.62
  7. Darell0.64
  8. Donell0.64

Middle names for Dell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dell Alice0.78
  2. Dell Iris0.77
  3. Dell Opal0.77
  4. Dell Ivy0.77
  5. Dell Noelle0.77
  6. Dell Catherine0.74

Sibling names for Dell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lenorasister · 0.87
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.87
  3. Louiebrother · 0.85
  4. Otisbrother · 0.84
  5. Winonasister · 0.83
  6. Hughbrother · 0.82

Where Dell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.