Boys' name · since 1938
Dallan
Dallan has 750 recorded births since 1938 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,212 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 750
- born since 1938
- 2000s
- peak decade
750 babies have been named Dallan since 1938, making it today's #12212 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Dallan recorded 750 times among boys since 1938, holding rank #12212 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, 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 1938 to 2025.
- #6,151 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,212 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 750 born since 1938
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dallan ranks #6,151 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,212 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 750 born since 1938, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,212 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 750
- born since 1938
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dallan's 750 recorded births place it above 86.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Dallan compares
750 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dallan's all-time total is 103% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dallan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 750 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dallan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dallan's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dallan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Dallan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (224 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Dallan's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Dallan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 14
1930s
14 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 77
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
197 births
- 2000s
2000s
224 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 224 births (30% of all-time use).
How Dallan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dallan's total volume
Dallan by state
Where Dallan concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 143 | 19.1% |
143 of 750 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dallan's data
- Dallan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (224 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Dallans (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dallan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1938–2025 (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 Dallan 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.