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    The first name Dell

    A unisex name.

    1 syllable Unisex Also a surname

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Dell at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 6 boys born in the United States were named Dell, the 10,978th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1953, when 84 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    6,552
    babies named Dell since 1880
    #10,978
    rank in 2025
    1953
    peak year

    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.

    Famous people named Dell

    3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dell Curry
      American basketball player (born 1964)
    • Dell Hymes
      American anthropologist and linguist (1927–2009)
    • Dell Henderson
      Canadian actor, writer and director (1877-1956)

    Questions

    Is Dell a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 6,552 US babies named Dell since 1880, 39% were girls and 61% boys.
    When was Dell most popular?
    1953 in the United States, when 84 babies were named Dell, its highest rank at 776th.
    Is Dell also a surname?
    Yes. Dell is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.