Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Dale (masculine) | Dale (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #1378 | 0.007 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #1163 | 0.008 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #616 | 0.017 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #386 | 0.030 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #227 | 0.055 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #148 | 0.106 | #1323 | 0.005 | ||
| 1960 | #67 | 0.257 | #564 | 0.016 | ||
| 1950 | #50 | 0.368 | #302 | 0.044 | ||
| 1940 | #59 | 0.309 | #299 | 0.038 | ||
| 1930 | #61 | 0.300 | #549 | 0.013 | ||
| 1920 | #85 | 0.200 | #826 | 0.006 | ||
| 1910 | #128 | 0.118 | #882 | 0.005 | ||
| 1900 | #238 | 0.046 | #1099 | 0.004 | ||
| 1890 | #346 | 0.023 | #1118 | 0.003 | ||
| 1880 | #546 | 0.010 | #1440 | 0.001 | ||
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