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Around the world, Dial (Dial , Dyal , ديال ) is quite a rare unisex first name. The forename Dial is habitual in Senegal, where it is a rare feminine name, Morocco, where it is a rare epicene name, and South Africa, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Indonesia, and Pakistan. More prevalently, Dial is the last name as well as the forename.
Dial is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dale Cooper , the fictional character in the television series Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me; Dial Tone , the character from the G.I. Joe franchise, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero; Dale Arden , the Fictional character appearing in Flash Gordon; Dale Horvath , the fictional character in "The Walking Dead" and Dale Doback , the fictional human from the 2008 film Step Brothers, and in many other works.