Boy

Dashiell

DASH-ul

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Page boy; from the French 'de Chiel', an aristocratic French surname.”

Popularity Over Time

Dashiell US popularity rank over timeRank 6762 in 1987 to rank 1109 in 2015. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1109#3936#6762197920002024

Dashiell is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

French

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Dash

Style

LiteraryBoldPlayfulVintage

Famous Bearers

  • Dashiell Hammett (crime novelist)
  • Dash (The Incredibles)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

French origin; primarily used in the US.

People Also Ask

Page boy; from the French 'de Chiel', an aristocratic French surname.

Dashiell is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Dashiell include Dash.

Names that pair beautifully with Dashiell include Barnaby, Roscoe, Rafferty, Cormac, Peregrine.