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Girl name

Dalene

100% girls · last recorded 2003

Dalene has been given to about 1,575 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,305
Median age today65 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dalene per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 60
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,575

How popular is Dalene?

Its best year was 1961, when 60 babies were given the name, ranking 1438th. The typical living American called Dalene is about 65 years old today.

Names that sound like Dalene

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Darlene0.89
  2. Alene0.88
  3. Allene0.84
  4. Marlene0.79
  5. Carlene0.79
  6. Jaylene0.79
  7. Kaylene0.79
  8. Karlene0.79

Middle names for Dalene

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dalene Rose0.83
  2. Dalene Marie0.83
  3. Dalene Grace0.83
  4. Dalene Louise0.83
  5. Dalene Claire0.82
  6. Dalene Mae0.82

Sibling names for Dalene

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.78
  2. Margosister · 0.77
  3. Pennysister · 0.74
  4. Rockybrother · 0.73
  5. Jaybrother · 0.71
  6. Rudybrother · 0.70

Where Dalene is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dalene White0.78
    2. Dalene Nguyen0.78
    3. Dalene Moore0.78
    4. Dalene Hill0.78
    5. Dalene Hall0.78
    6. Dalene Brown0.78

    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 Dalene

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

    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.