The name Dack first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in 1968:
- 1970: 7 baby boys named Dack
- 1969: 8 baby boys named Dack
- 1968: 12 baby boys named Dack [debut]
- 1967: unlisted
- 1966: unlisted
Where did it come from?
Television actor Dack Rambo (born Norman Jay Rambo in California in 1941).
He’d been on TV since the early 1960s, but in the late ’60s had a starring role in the two-season western The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967-1969). He went on to appear on dozens of shows, including the soap operas All My Children, Paper Dolls, Dallas, and Another World.
Dack had a twin brother who was also an actor — Dirk Rambo (born Orman Ray Rambo). Their stage names were chosen in part by their agent, Henry Willson. In a 1986 interview, Dack mentioned that the names Norman and Orman were “better than Ralph and Dalph” — the names their father had favored.
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Sources:
- Dack Rambo – Wikipedia
- Hilton, Pat. “Rambo copes with twin brother’s death.” Cincinnati Enquirer 11 Jul. 1986: 54.
- Hofler, Robert. The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2006.
- SSA
Image: Screenshot of The Guns of Will Sonnett
[Latest update: Jan. 2026]