Dash is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Dash is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,056 for boy births in the United States (and #2,159 across all names), given to 207 babies. Dash first appears in 1984 and peaked in 2017 (322 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 207 | 207 | — | #1,056 |
| 2024 | 244 | 244 | #13,899 | #955 |
| 2023 | 260 | 260 | — | #893 |
| 2022 | 306 | 306 | #15,890 | #826 |
| 2021 | 318 | 318 | #12,513 | #791 |
| 2020 | 300 | 300 | #10,471 | #797 |
| 2019 | 326 | 326 | #11,625 | #751 |
| 2018 | 301 | 301 | #10,776 | #784 |
| 2017 | 327 | 327 | #16,485 | #741 |
| 2016 | 320 | 320 | #8,515 | #777 |
| 2015 | 324 | 324 | #8,114 | #769 |
| 2014 | 229 | 229 | #17,209 | #939 |
| 2013 | 158 | 158 | — | #1,146 |
| 2012 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,218 |
| 2011 | 141 | 141 | #15,298 | #1,272 |
| 2010 | 123 | 123 | — | #1,372 |
| 2009 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,811 |
| 2008 | 74 | 74 | — | #1,938 |
| 2007 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,540 |
| 2006 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,591 |
| 2005 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,970 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,159 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,019 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,634 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,694 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,594 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,306 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | — | #8,689 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #8,156 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #5,899 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #5,736 |