Boys' name · since 1971
Dallin
Dallin has 5,197 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,741 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,335 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,197
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dallin currently ranks #3335 among boys' names in America, with 5,197 babies recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dallin has been recorded 5,197 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #3335 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #1,741 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,335 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,197 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dallin ranks #1,741 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,335 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,197 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,741 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,335 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,197
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dallin's 5,197 recorded births place it above 96.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Dallin compares
5,197 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Dallin's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dallin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,197 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 237 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dallin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dallin splits its recorded history at 1998: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 237 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dallin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 237
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Dallin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,969 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Dallin's strongest decade.
1,969 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Dallin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 485
1980s
485 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,602 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,969 births
- 2010s
2010s
838 births
- 2020s 224
2020s
224 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,969 births (38% of all-time use).
How Dallin 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 Dallin's total volume
Dallin by state
Where Dallin concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 2,139 | 41.2% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 442 | 8.5% |
| #3 | California | | 387 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Idaho | | 369 | 7.1% |
| #5 | Washington | | 157 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 120 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Nevada | | 64 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 49 | 0.9% |
2,139 of 5,197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Dallin appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dallin's data
- Dallin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,969 total births); usage has since declined to 224 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Dallins (2,139 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dallin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Dallin 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.