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Dash

“Dweller near an ash tree” — Old English origin

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

Dash has appeared in US records since 1984 — best rank #741 (2017) · 4,297 babies named Dash all-time · 1 in 8,300 boys born in 2025.

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

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 · Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• Dash Parr — The Incredibles · Incredibles 2
• Dash Bowman — Star Fox

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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