Dalen vs Dale

Side-by-side comparison of Dalen and Dale — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dalen

Boy name · Rank #5469

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Name B

Dale

Boy name · Rank #1306

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Metric Dalen Dale
Current Rank #5469 #1306
Total Births (all years) 1,956 278,018
Peak Year 2001 1958
Peak Year Births 99 8,503
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1941 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Dalen Dale
1880ss — 121
1890ss — 281
1900ss — 672
1910ss — 8,218
1920ss — 22,752
1930ss — 32,536
1940ss 11 46,812
1950ss 51 75,567
1960ss 82 50,420
1970ss 90 18,066
1980ss 129 10,486
1990ss 416 6,213
2000ss 732 3,628
2010ss 321 1,593
2020ss 124 653

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dalen Dale
2014 21 181
2015 31 177
2016 33 173
2017 21 150
2018 17 127
2019 28 118
2020 22 131
2021 30 130
2022 27 114
2023 28 129
2024 17 149

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1941–2024.

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