The baby name Dash is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced dash (IPA: /dæʃ/).
Dash is English in Origin.
The baby name Dash is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced dash (IPA: /dæʃ/).
Dash is English in Origin.
Dash is an English given name most often used as a lively short form of Dashiell, an anglicized French Huguenot surname of uncertain origin borne by novelist Dashiell Hammett. As a standalone name, it also draws from the English noun and verb dash, attested since Middle English, meaning “a sudden run,” “to rush,” or “bold flair,” which lends the name a modern, kinetic feel. Independent use in the United States rose in the late 20th century and spiked after the 2004 film The Incredibles introduced the speedy character Dash Parr.
Variants and related forms include Dashiell (the formal source), alternate spellings Dashel and Dashiel, and the clipped Dash as the everyday hypocoristic. The name reads largely masculine in English-speaking countries but is technically unisex. While it lacks a fixed etymological meaning, parents often read it as signifying swiftness, energy, and style.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| AL | 0 | #72 | 5 | 2,372 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 4,685 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #203 | 99 | 5,122 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #229 | 6 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #247 | 7 | 6,830 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #267 | 7 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #365 | 5 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #374 | 10 | 11,440 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #409 | 4 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #459 | 8 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #474 | 25 | 11,913 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #484 | 69 | 10,162 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #493 | 12 | 11,303 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #499 | 29 | 12,905 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #514 | 5 | 9,861 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #520 | 21 | 11,671 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #555 | 7 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #562 | 15 | 10,045 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #627 | 6 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #640 | 6 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #652 | 16 | 13,071 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #662 | 232 | 7,044 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #667 | 31 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #688 | 20 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #748 | 22 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #841 | 46 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #860 | 22 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #864 | 15 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2022 | #899 | 5 | 8,739 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #908 | 13 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #916 | 20 | 25,931 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #939 | 13 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #941 | 42 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #964 | 38 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,005 | 174 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,021 | 91 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,065 | 28 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 10 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,124 | 18 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,165 | 19 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,343 | 129 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,552 | 63 | 28,008 |
Dash is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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