US rank #4088 Boys' name Peak 2008 1,197 births

Dallen — #4088 US boys' name

1,197 babies named Dallen in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s251970s221980s1091990s2932000s4212010s2212020s101
#4088
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Dallen was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

53 babies were named Dallen in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dallen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,197 babies named Dallen between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dallen currently holds the #4088 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dallen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 421 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Dallen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 249 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Dallen in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dallen 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 1,197 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.

Dallen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,197

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2008

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,088

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dallen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
53
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Dallen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
421 births that decade — 35% of Dallen's all-time total
1950s51960s251970s221980s1091990s2932000s4212010s2212020s101

Dallen by state

Where Dallen concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dallen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
249 20.8%
#2 Texas
11 0.9%
#3 California
10 0.8%
Utah share of Dallen's total US births 20.8%
Even split

249 of 1,197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dallen?
1,197 babies have been named Dallen since 1959. It currently ranks #4088 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 53 births.
When was Dallen most popular?
Dallen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 421 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Dallen most popular?
The top states for the name Dallen are Utah (249 births), Texas (11 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Dallen been used?
Dallen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dallen?
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, 1959–2024 (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.