Boys' name · since 1962
Dalan
570 babies named Dalan in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,296 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 570
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dalan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 570 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Dalan recorded 570 times among boys since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1962 to 2024.
- #7,296 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 570 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalan ranks #7,296 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 570 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,296 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 570
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dalan's 570 recorded births place it above 83.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Dalan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dalan's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dalan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Dalan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (205 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Dalan's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Dalan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
205 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 205 births (36% of all-time use).
How Dalan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dalan's total volume
Dalan by state
Where Dalan concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
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What to do with Dalan's data
- Dalan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Dalans (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dalan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1962–2024 (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 Dalan 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.