Unisex name · since 1977
Dalin
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.
- #8,556 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 436
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
436 boys have been named Dalin since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dalin recorded 436 times among boys since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2022.
- #8,556 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 436 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalin ranks #8,556 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 436 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,556 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 436
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dalin's 436 recorded births place it above 81.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dalin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dalin's full recorded timeline at 2000, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dalin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2022
- Peak year (2003)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Dalin popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 1990 (Dalin as girls' name)
Dalin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (190 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Dalin's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Dalin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s 60
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 190 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dalin's data
- Dalin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dalin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1977–2022 (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 Dalin 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.