Dale - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Dale \d(a)-le\ is pronounced dayl. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "valley". Place name. Originally a surname meaning "one who lives in the valley". Roy Roger's consort Dale Evans; success guru Dale Carnegie.

Dale has 8 variant forms: Dael, Daile, Dalen, Daley, Dallan, Dalle, Dallin and Dayle.

Baby names that sound like Dale are Daly and Dal.

Dale is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Dale. Click here to compare Dale with related baby names.