The first name Dash

In 2025, 4 boys were named Dash, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 11 births (#2,052).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dash with other names.

In 2025, 207 boys born in the United States were named Dash, the 1,056th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 322 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Dash Mihok
  American actor, born 1974
• Dash Snow
  American photographer and artist (1981–2009)

• Tyler
• Alfred
• Blake
• Grayson
• Stanley
• Tom
• Wyatt
• Miles
• Brandon
• Maxwell
• Landon
• Bradley
• Spencer
• Wesley
• Colton
• Hugh

All 216 names of English origin

What does the name Dash mean?

Dash means “(residing) near an ash tree” in English.

What is the origin of the name Dash?

From Old French de + Old English æsċ "(residing) near an ash tree".

How popular is the name Dash?

In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Dash, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2017, with 11 births.

Is Dash a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 4,384 US babies named Dash since 1880 were boys.

When was Dash most popular?

2017 in the United States, when 322 babies were named Dash, its highest rank at 741st.

Is Dash also a surname?

Yes. Dash is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.