US rank #5692 Boys' name Peak 2008 745 births

Dallan — #5692 US boys' name

745 babies named Dallan in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s141940s81960s111970s351980s771990s1972000s2242010s1292020s50
#5692
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Dallan was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

34 babies were named Dallan in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dallan

The Social Security Administration has registered 745 babies named Dallan between 1938 and 2024, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dallan currently holds the #5692 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dallan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Dallan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 143 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dallan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dallan 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 745 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.

Dallan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

745

Since 1938

87 years of records

Peak year

2008

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,692

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1938

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dallan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1938

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
34
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961989198219691938 7

Dallan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
224 births that decade — 30% of Dallan's all-time total
1930s141940s81960s111970s351980s771990s1972000s2242010s1292020s50

Dallan by state

Where Dallan concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dallan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
143 19.2%
Utah share of Dallan's total US births 19.2%

143 of 745 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dallan?
745 babies have been named Dallan since 1938. It currently ranks #5692 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 34 births.
When was Dallan most popular?
Dallan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Dallan most popular?
The top states for the name Dallan are Utah (143 births).
How long has the name Dallan been used?
Dallan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 87 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dallan?
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, 1938–2024 (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.