Boys' name · since 1988

Dalante

Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 85 babies named Dalante, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,462 of 45,481
all-time among boys
85
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade

Dalante is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 85 have been recorded since 1988.

Social Security Administration records show Dalante recorded 85 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2012.

  • #18,462 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 85 born since 1988
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalante ranks #18,462 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.

#18,462 of 45,481
all-time among boys
85
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dalante's 85 recorded births place it above 59.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dalante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dalante splits its recorded history at 1997: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dalante popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
4681012 1988199219941997200020042012 7

Dalante by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (50 births, 59% of the file).

1990s was Dalante's strongest decade.

50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Dalante births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 50 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalante?
Dalante has been given to 85 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,462 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 11 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
Where does Dalante sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalante ranks #18,462 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dalante most popular?
Dalante was most popular in the 1990s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Dalante been used?
The SSA has tracked Dalante since 1988 -- 25 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Dalante?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dale, Dalton, Dallas, Dallin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Dalante's data

  • Dalante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dalante

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dalante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2012 (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 Dalante 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.