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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dalene

Dalene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 1318th; the most babies were born in 1961 (60). More babies were named Dalene in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
196160 babies
Total since 1880
1,575babies recorded

Dalene popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#5,89615
1980#4,55916
1970#2,52829
1960#1,49155
1950#1,45640
1940#1,97817
1930#4,1376
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Dalene, counting every spelling?

Dalene has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dalene?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Dalene are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 55 and 72. That makes Dalene a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Dalene by state

How common Dalene was among girls born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.0×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOR0.07Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCA0.05Utah: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesUT0.10Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNE0.07Missouri: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMO0.02Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesKS0.13Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Dalene, girls, 1959–1963. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Dalene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dalene, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Dalene

How popular is the name Dalene?

Dalene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 1318th; the most babies were born in 1961 (60). More babies were named Dalene in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Dalene a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,575 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Dalene most popular?

In 1959–1963, Dalene was most common in Kansas (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Nebraska.