Dash: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from Dashiell or the verb dash”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- DASH · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
Usually a short form of Dashiell in name use, though it also matches the English word dash. As an independent given name, it is modern English usage.
How popular is Dash?
Babies named Dash in 2024232
2024 rank#968 boys
Peak year2019
Total US babies since 18804,163
Dash is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Dash
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Dash questions
What does the name Dash mean?
Dash means "from Dashiell or the verb dash". It comes from English. Usually a short form of Dashiell in name use, though it also matches the English word dash. As an independent given name, it is modern English usage.
Is Dash a boy or girl name?
Dash is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Dash?
232 US babies were named Dash in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.
How do you pronounce Dash?
Dash is usually pronounced DASH.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.