Dash

Meaning: Dweller near an ash tree
Origin: Old English

Boy's name · #1056 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Dash reached its best rank, #741, in 2017 and ranked #1056 in 2025. About 4,300 boys have carried it since 1984.

Pixar’s The Incredibles introduced Dash, the superhero family’s super-fast son, in November 2004. US births of Dash rose from seven that year to 35 in 2005.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,937 in Canada (2024).

Famous Dashes

Dash Mihok — American actor
Dash Wilder — American professional wrestler
Dash Snow — American photographer and artist (1981–2009)
Dash Shaw — Cartoonist
Dash Crofts — American musician

In stories & tradition

Dash Rendar — Shadows of the Empire (book)
Dash Parr — The Incredibles (video game)
Dash Bowman — Star Fox (video game series)

What Dashes become

Among 25 notable people named Dash:

Entertainers appear 3.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dash Mihok, American actor.

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