Girls' name · since 1993
Dalaney
644 babies named Dalaney in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,425 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 644
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
644 babies have been named Dalaney since 1993, making it today's #6425 girls' name.
Dalaney has 644 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6425 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #10,061 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,425 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 644 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalaney ranks #10,061 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,425 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 644 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,425 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 644
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dalaney's 644 recorded births place it above 86.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Dalaney compares
644 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 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
Dalaney's all-time total is 71% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dalaney | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 644 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dalaney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dalaney's full recorded timeline at 2009, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dalaney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Dalaney by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (310 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Dalaney's strongest decade.
310 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Dalaney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 85
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
310 births
- 2010s
2010s
168 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 310 births (48% of all-time use).
How Dalaney compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dalaney's total volume
Dalaney by state
Where Dalaney concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 16 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
16 of 644 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dalaney's data
- Dalaney's decade-level peak was the 2000s (310 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Dalaneys (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dalaney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Dalaney 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.