Recorded 1947–2023 Girls' name Peak 1977 635 births

Dalana — girls' name

635 babies named Dalana in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s71960s701970s1271980s1081990s1222000s1332010s522020s11
2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Dalana was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

19 babies were named Dalana in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalana

The Social Security Administration has registered 635 babies named Dalana between 1947 and 2023, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Dalana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dalana in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalana 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 635 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.

Dalana at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

635

Since 1947

77 years of records

Peak year

1977

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1947

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dalana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1947

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1977)
19
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
05101520 20232010200219941986197819701947 5

Dalana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
133 births that decade — 21% of Dalana's all-time total
1940s51950s71960s701970s1271980s1081990s1222000s1332010s522020s11

Dalana by state

Where Dalana concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dalana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 0.9%
#2 Texas
5 0.8%
California share of Dalana's total US births 0.9%
Even split

6 of 635 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalana?
635 babies have been named Dalana since 1947. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1977 with 19 births.
When was Dalana most popular?
Dalana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Dalana most popular?
The top states for the name Dalana are California (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Dalana been used?
Dalana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 77 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dalana?
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.

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, 1947–2023 (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.