Given name & surname
Dalen
“from the roadside land”·“one who is blind”
Dalen is a variant of Daelan. In American use, Daelan carries the interpretation “from the roadside land.” Dalen is a variant of Dallan. One Irish interpretation is “one who is blind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dalen is a variant of Daelan. In American use, Daelan carries the interpretation “from the roadside land.” Dalen is a variant of Dallan. One Irish interpretation is “one who is blind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dalen is a variant of Dallan. An origin associated with Dallan is Irish. Dalen connects to the Waylon name family through Daelan. An origin associated with Waylon is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dalen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,987
- 1,971 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 99 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #5,910 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,910 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 99 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,767 as a first name in 2020; 691 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dalen’s family of names
Dalen has a related form in Dallan. Dalen has a related form in Daelan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Dalen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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