How Many People Are Named Dalene?
An estimated 1,097 people in the United States have the first name Dalene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Dalene peaked in popularity in 1961 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dalene as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dalene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,097
About 1 in 312,447 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1961
60 births
Total Registered
1,575
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dalene
Dalene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,575 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dalene as a female name
Ranked #10,639 in 2003
9 female births in 2003
Peak: 1961 (60 births)
Dalene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dalene span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 433 babies were registered. Dalene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dalene by Decade
How has Dalene tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dalene by State
Birth registrations for Dalene span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Iowa, Kansas. The lowest are in Washington, Texas, Oregon. On average, about 16 Dalenes were registered per state.
Dalene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dalene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dalene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dalene?
We estimate approximately 1,097 people named Dalene are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 312,447 Americans share this first name.
Is Dalene a common name?
Dalene is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,575 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dalene most popular?
Dalene reached peak popularity in 1961, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dalene is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dalene a female name?
Dalene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dalene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dalene Smith, Dalene Johnson, Dalene Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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