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Dalen

/ˈdælən/ · 99% boys · 15 born in 2025

Dalen has been given to about 1,987 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdælən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,859
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dalen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 99
  • Born in 202515
  • All time1,987

How popular is Dalen?

Its best year was 2001, when 99 babies were given the name, ranking 1316th. The typical living American called Dalen is about 24 years old today.

Names that sound like Dalen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Daylen0.88
  2. Jalen0.85
  3. Galen0.85
  4. Daren0.85
  5. Kalen0.85
  6. Darren0.82
  7. Allen0.81
  8. Callen0.82

Middle names for Dalen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dalen Paul0.77
  2. Dalen John0.77
  3. Dalen Blake0.76
  4. Dalen Wade0.76
  5. Dalen Ross0.76
  6. Dalen Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Dalen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.86
  2. Tracebrother · 0.86
  3. Paulinasister · 0.86
  4. Nikolasbrother · 0.85
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.85
  6. Hanasister · 0.84

Where Dalen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dalen Anderson0.77
    2. Dalen White0.72
    3. Dalen Moore0.72
    4. Dalen Hill0.72
    5. Dalen Hall0.72
    6. Dalen Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dalen

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.