Recorded 1977–2022 Unisex name Peak 2003 436 births

Dalin — boys' name

436 babies named Dalin in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s411990s1342000s1902010s602020s5
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Dalin was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

22 babies were named Dalin in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalin

The Social Security Administration has registered 436 babies named Dalin between 1977 and 2022, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dalin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 22 babies received it in a single year. Dalin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 27 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dalin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalin 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 436 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.

Dalin at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

436

Since 1977

46 years of records

Peak year

2003

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1977

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2022

Dalin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1977

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2003)
22
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0510152025 20222012200720021997199219861977 6

Dalin popularity over time — girls

27 total births recorded since 1990 (Dalin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
4.555.566.5 20122006200420001990 5

Dalin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
190 births that decade — 44% of Dalin's all-time total
1970s61980s411990s1342000s1902010s602020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalin?
436 babies have been named Dalin since 1977. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2003 with 22 births.
When was Dalin most popular?
Dalin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Is Dalin a unisex name?
Yes, Dalin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 436 births, and as a girl's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Dalin been used?
Dalin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 46 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Dalin?
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, 1977–2022 (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.