Total births
18
Girls' name · since 2004
Dalainey
Dalainey has 18 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12897
- among girls today
- 18
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other girls
18 babies have been named Dalainey since 2004, making it today's #12897 girls' name.
Dalainey has 18 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12897 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #12897 among girls today
- 18 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
- 27% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Dalainey is currently the #12897 girls' name in America, more common than 27% of girls - 18 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12897
- among girls today
- 18
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other girls
Dalainey vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12897
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 27% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Dalainey was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
7 babies were named Dalainey in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Dalainey compares
18 6th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dalainey's all-time total is 95% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dalainey | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Dalainey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dalainey's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dalainey at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#12,897
Active since
2004
Dalainey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Dalainey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Dalainey's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Dalainey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dalainey? ▼
18 babies have been named Dalainey since 2004. It currently ranks #12897 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 7 births.
When was Dalainey most popular? ▼
Dalainey was most popular in the 2020s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Dalainey been used? ▼
Dalainey has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 22 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Dalainey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dale, Dallas, Dalia, Daleyza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Dalainey
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dalainey: #12897 Girls' Name - 18 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dalainey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dalainey 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 July 2026.