Dalen vs Dalton

Side-by-side comparison of Dalen and Dalton — 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

Dalton

Boy name · Rank #432

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Metric Dalen Dalton
Current Rank #5469 #432
Total Births (all years) 1,956 85,003
Peak Year 2001 1998
Peak Year Births 99 4,563
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1941 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Dalen Dalton
1880ss — 25
1890ss — 63
1900ss — 109
1910ss — 778
1920ss — 1,469
1930ss — 1,420
1940ss 11 1,251
1950ss 51 1,015
1960ss 82 832
1970ss 90 692
1980ss 129 1,575
1990ss 416 35,980
2000ss 732 26,177
2010ss 321 10,532
2020ss 124 3,085

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dalen Dalton
2014 21 1,118
2015 31 1,050
2016 33 1,050
2017 21 892
2018 17 799
2019 28 686
2020 22 637
2021 30 565
2022 27 573
2023 28 581
2024 17 729

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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