Recorded 1988–2012 Boys' name Peak 1999 85 births

Dalante — boys' name

85 babies named Dalante in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s502000s182010s12
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Dalante was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dalante in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalante

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Dalante between 1988 and 2012, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dalante currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalante performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dalante shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalante 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 85 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.

Dalante at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

85

Since 1988

25 years of records

Peak year

1999

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1988

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2012

Dalante popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 2012200420001997199419921988 5

Dalante by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
50 births that decade — 59% of Dalante's all-time total
1980s51990s502000s182010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalante?
85 babies have been named Dalante since 1988. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1999 with 11 births.
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?
Dalante has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 25 years of data through 2012.
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.

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, 1988–2012 (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.