Girls' name · since 1998
Dailene
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Dailene, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dailene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 24 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Dailene recorded 24 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2017.
- #43,526 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dailene ranks #43,526 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #43,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dailene's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dailene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dailene's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dailene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2017
- Peak year (2008)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Dailene by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (14 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Dailene's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Dailene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Dailene's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dailene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1998–2017 (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 Dailene 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.