Dalen

Last seen for girls in 2005 at #16,462 · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1,316
2001 · 99 births
Debut · boys
1941
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,971
since 1941

Dalen over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Dalen has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #1,316, 2001boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#5,86115
2024—#5,44317
2023—#3,88328
2022—#3,99527
2021—#3,65130
2020—#4,42622
2019—#3,79428
2018—#5,32017
2017—#4,59421
2016—#3,35833
2015—#3,51331
2014—#4,53821
2013—#3,33932
2012—#3,37132
2011—#3,43431
2010—#1,89875
2009—#2,25258
2008—#2,51550
2007—#2,07166
2006—#1,89371
2005#16,4625#1,79073
2004—#1,88065
2003—#1,39196
2002—#1,63673
2001—#1,31699
2000—#1,49781
1999—#1,50375
1998—#1,52771
1997—#1,70657
1996—#2,04742
1995#11,7836#2,02641
1994—#2,30734
1993—#2,45530
1992—#2,46729
1991—#2,82823
1990—#3,97114
1989—#3,32517
1988—#2,86019
1987—#2,72519
1986—#4,4579
1985—#2,82817
1984#10,4225#3,27013
1983—#3,63011
1982—#3,10814
1981—#6,2625
1980—#6,2505
1979—#3,56911
1978—#2,37519
1977—#3,8369
1976—#3,09512
1975—#3,9418
1974——
1973—#3,6948
1972—#3,6228
1971—#3,9637
1970—#3,5218
1969—#3,9356
1968—#2,9079
1967—#2,7609
1966—#2,62710
1965—#3,2447
1964—#3,0508
1963—#4,0485
1962—#3,0418
1961—#2,9009
1960—#2,53511
1959—#3,9885
1958—#2,8189
1957—#3,2577
1956—#3,5356
1955—#3,2017
1954—#3,8275
1953—#3,4256
1952—#3,3736
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First appearance
1941

The first year at least five boys were named Dalen! It came in at #3,505, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1941–1948, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Dalen is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #792 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,178 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedHITexas: #2,065 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 36,223 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Dalen, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Virginia#792 · 1 in 7,178
  2. Texas#2,065 · 1 in 36,223

Best ever in a state: #270 in Hawaii, 1993.

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Virginia#79261 in 7,178
Texas#2,06551 in 36,223
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See more about Dalen
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 418 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #5,861)
  • 1,435 spots since 2020 (#4,426 → #5,861)
  • 2,348 spots since 2015 (#3,513 → #5,861)
Rise & fade · boys
60 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1941
  • Peaked 2001 at #1,316 (99 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 19,625
  • Highest: 1 in 19,625 boys born in 2001 were named Dalen (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 37.1% of all boys named Dalen (732) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s11#3,298 (1949)#3,402
1950s51#2,818 (1958)#3,428
1960s82#2,535 (1960)#3,105
1970s90#2,375 (1978)#3,513
1980s129#2,725 (1987)#3,872
1990s416#1,503 (1999)#2,284
2000s732#1,316 (2001)#1,824
2010s321#1,898 (2010)#3,716
2020s139#3,651 (2021)#4,543

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dalen in 2005

girls
#16,462
5 births · 1 in 369,568 girls
boys
#1,790
73 births · 1 in 27,360 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #16,462Dalen5

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #1,790Dalen73
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 369,568 of them was named Dalen, which outranked 14.3% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dalen
  1. #14,502Zuleica6
  2. #14,502Zyairah6
  3. #14,502Zylah6
  4. #16,462Dalen5
  5. #16,462Aalana5
  6. #16,462Aaliyaha5
  7. #16,462Aaliyiah5

Tied with 2,737 names at #16,462; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 27,360 of them was named Dalen, which outranked 86.6% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dalen
  1. #1,772Terrion74
  2. #1,772Tyren74
  3. #1,772Yakov74
  4. #1,790Dalen73
  5. #1,790Baron73
  6. #1,790Camrin73
  7. #1,790Erich73
  8. #1,801Adair72
  9. #1,801Alain72
  10. #1,801Arnulfo72

Tied with 10 names at #1,790; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2005 →