US rank #13006 Boys' name Peak 2010 328 births

Daelen — #13006 US boys' name

328 babies named Daelen in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s1482010s1202020s36
#13006
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Daelen was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

28 babies were named Daelen in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daelen

The Social Security Administration has registered 328 babies named Daelen between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daelen currently holds the #13006 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daelen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Daelen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Daelen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daelen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 328 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daelen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

328

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2010

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,006

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daelen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
28
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0102030 20242019201520112007200319991997 7

Daelen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
148 births that decade — 45% of Daelen's all-time total
1990s242000s1482010s1202020s36

Daelen by state

Where Daelen concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Daelen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.5%
California share of Daelen's total US births 1.5%

5 of 328 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daelen?
328 babies have been named Daelen since 1997. It currently ranks #13006 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 28 births.
When was Daelen most popular?
Daelen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Daelen most popular?
The top states for the name Daelen are California (5 births).
How long has the name Daelen been used?
Daelen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daelen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daemon, Daevon, Daegan, Daeshawn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.