Dalen
Dalen was the 5910th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1316th with 99 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,380 places. More babies were named Dalen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,910 boys, down 1,459 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200199 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,987babies recorded
Dalen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 1984.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,910 | 15 |
| 2020 | #4,451 | 22 |
| 2010 | #1,901 | 75 |
| 2000 | #1,501 | 81 |
| 1990 | #4,018 | 14 |
| 1980 | #6,435 | 5 |
| 1970 | #3,580 | 8 |
| 1960 | #2,570 | 11 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dalen, counting every spelling?
Dalen is a spelling of Dallin, a name family that had 92 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 92 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallin | 35 | #3,330 | 185 |
| Dalen | 15 | #5,910 | 117 |
| Dallen | 17 | #5,434 | 106 |
| Dalyn | 13 | #6,538 | 62 |
| Dallan | 5 | #12,452 | 49 |
| Dallon | 7 | #9,922 | 41 |
| Dalon | — | — | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dalen?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dalen (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dalen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dalen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dalen?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Dalen are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 17 and 31. That makes Dalen mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dalen by state
How common Dalen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dalen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dalen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dalen
How popular is the name Dalen?
Dalen was the 5910th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1316th with 99 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,380 places. More babies were named Dalen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Dalen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dalen in the US.
Where is Dalen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dalen was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.