Dell

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A few things about Dell you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dell

Dell Curry

American basketball player (born 1964)

Choose Dell and your child shares a first name with Dell Curry, an American basketball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dell, like who?” Dell Curry's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 285,714 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Dell, 6 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dell would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDell has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Dells, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #465. Today it's #10,695, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowDell was 2.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 140,845 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 285,714.
• 🍂TrendDell has slipped 1,141 places over the last five years and now sits at #10,695. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Dell

Dell is a boy name of English and Greek origin. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with D and ending in “-ell”. US birth records list Dell for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 138 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #465 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #10,695, with 6 babies.

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