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 #5481

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Name B

Dale

Boy name · Rank #1311

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Metric Dalen Dale
Current Rank #5481 #1311
Total Births (all years) 1,971 278,156
Peak Year 2001 1958
Peak Year Births 99 8,502
Peak Decade 2000s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1941 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Dalen Dale
1880s - 121
1890s - 281
1900s - 672
1910s - 8,218
1920s - 22,752
1930s - 32,536
1940s 11 46,815
1950s 51 75,567
1960s 82 50,423
1970s 90 18,065
1980s 129 10,487
1990s 416 6,213
2000s 732 3,629
2010s 321 1,593
2020s 139 784

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 27 115
2023 28 130
2024 17 149
2025 15 129

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, 1941–2025.

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