Unisex name · since 1992
Dallyn
Dallyn has 214 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 214
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dallyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 214 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Dallyn recorded 214 times among boys since 1992, 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 1992 to 2022.
- #12,524 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 214 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dallyn ranks #12,524 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 214
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dallyn's 214 recorded births place it above 72.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Dallyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dallyn's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dallyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2022
- Peak year (2003)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Dallyn popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 2000 (Dallyn as girls' name)
Dallyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (107 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Dallyn's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Dallyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (50% of all-time use).
Dallyn by state
Where Dallyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 10 | 4.7% |
10 of 214 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dallyn's data
- Dallyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Dallyns (10 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 Dallyn: 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 (~30 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, 1992–2022 (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 Dallyn 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.