Boys' name · since 1997
Daelen
Daelen has 328 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,104 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 328
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daelen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 328 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daelen has been recorded 328 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #10,104 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 328 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daelen ranks #10,104 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 328 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,104 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 328
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daelen's 328 recorded births place it above 77.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Daelen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daelen splits its recorded history at 2010: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daelen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Daelen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (148 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Daelen's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Daelen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
148 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 148 births (45% of all-time use).
Daelen by state
Where Daelen concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 328 births nationwide.
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- Daelen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Daelens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Daelen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daelen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.