Total births
39
Girls' name · since 1960
Dalea
Dalea has 39 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 39
- total births
- 1960–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
Dalea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 39 recorded since 1960.
Dalea has 39 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1960 to 2023.
- 39 total births
- 1960–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 31% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
39 girls have been named Dalea since 1960, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 39
- total births
- 1960–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
31% of everyone ever named Dalea was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
7 babies were named Dalea in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Dalea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dalea's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dalea at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1960
Dalea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Dalea by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Dalea's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dalea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (31% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dalea? ▼
Dalea has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 7 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
When was Dalea most popular? ▼
Dalea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Dalea been used? ▼
Dalea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 64 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dalea? ▼
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.
What to do with Dalea's data
- Dalea's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dalea
Nearby Names Like Dalea
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dalea
Dale Girl
21,887 births
Dallas Girl
#657 15,882 births
Dalia Girl
#859 14,291 births
Daleyza Girl
#457 12,338 births
Dalila Girl
#1331 6,042 births
Compare Dalea side by side: Dalea vs Dale Dalea vs Dallas Dalea vs Dalia
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1960–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dalea: Baby Name Since 1960 - 39 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dalea. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dalea 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 July 2026.