Given name
Dalaine
“one who is a noble protector”
Dalaine is a variant of Delana. One German interpretation is “one who is a noble protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dalaine is a variant of Delana. One German interpretation is “one who is a noble protector.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dalaine is a variant of Delana. An origin associated with Delana is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dalaine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1956. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dalaine’s family of names
Dalaine has a related form in Delana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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