US rank #11997 Boys' name Peak 2021 57 births

Dalex — #11997 US boys' name

57 babies named Dalex in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s82020s49
#11997
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 16% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Dalex was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

15 babies were named Dalex in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalex

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Dalex between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dalex currently holds the #11997 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalex performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dalex shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalex 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 57 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.

Dalex at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

57

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2021

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,997

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dalex popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
15
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
46810121416 202420232022202120202019 8

Dalex by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
49 births that decade — 86% of Dalex's all-time total
2010s82020s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalex?
57 babies have been named Dalex since 2019. It currently ranks #11997 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 15 births.
When was Dalex most popular?
Dalex was most popular in the 2020s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Dalex been used?
Dalex has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dalex?
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.

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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, 2019–2024 (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.