Dail is a rare variant of Dale that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.
Dail is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1993. Dail first appears in 1912 and peaked in 1921 (22 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #8,981 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #4,074 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | — | #3,035 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | — | #2,648 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,684 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,166 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | — | #3,095 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #2,936 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #4,837 | — |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #5,690 | — |
| 1958 | 14 | — | #4,995 | #3,337 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | — | #2,398 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | #4,926 | #3,016 |
| 1955 | 19 | — | #3,830 | #2,807 |
| 1954 | 17 | — | #4,753 | #2,624 |
| 1953 | 18 | — | #3,309 | #3,504 |
| 1952 | 29 | — | #2,699 | #2,171 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | #5,576 | #3,822 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #4,029 | #2,817 |
| 1949 | 12 | — | #4,785 | #3,387 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | #5,403 | #2,647 |
| 1947 | 23 | — | #4,061 | #2,006 |
| 1946 | 14 | — | #4,533 | #2,745 |
| 1945 | 17 | — | #3,446 | #2,430 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #3,764 | #3,181 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | — | #2,307 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #4,757 | #2,991 |
| 1941 | 16 | — | #3,310 | #2,701 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | — | #2,929 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,690 |
| 1937 | 11 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,786 | — |
| 1935 | 9 | — | — | #2,572 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | — | #3,033 |
| 1933 | 11 | — | — | #2,249 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | — | #2,217 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | — | #3,158 |
| 1930 | 11 | — | — | #2,477 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | — | #4,085 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | — | #2,291 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | — | #2,742 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | — | #3,803 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #3,832 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | — | #2,853 |
| 1923 | 11 | — | — | #2,656 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | — | #3,955 |
| 1921 | 22 | — | — | #1,661 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | — | #2,244 |
| 1919 | 18 | — | — | #1,823 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | — | #2,582 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,296 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,590 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #3,952 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | — | #2,489 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,631 |