Girls' name · since 1921
Dalene
Dalene has 1,575 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,575
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dalene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,575 recorded since 1921.
Dalene has 1,575 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2003.
- #5,524 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,575 born since 1921
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalene ranks #5,524 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,575 born since 1921, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,575
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dalene's 1,575 recorded births place it above 92.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Dalene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dalene splits its recorded history at 1962: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2003
- Peak year (1961)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Dalene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (433 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Dalene's strongest decade.
433 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Dalene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 25
1920s
25 births
- 1930s 108
1930s
108 births
- 1940s
1940s
247 births
- 1950s
1950s
433 births
- 1960s
1960s
414 births
- 1970s
1970s
194 births
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 433 births (27% of all-time use).
How Dalene 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 Dalene's total volume
Dalene by state
Where Dalene concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 117 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 14 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 13 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Utah | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
117 of 1,575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Dalene appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dalene's data
- Dalene's decade-level peak was the 1950s (433 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dalenes (117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dalene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1921–2003 (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 Dalene 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.