Given name & surname
Dalena
“from the small valley”·“from the valley”
Dalena is a variant of Dale. Interpretations include “from the small valley” (English) and “from the valley” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dalena is a variant of Dale. Interpretations include “from the small valley” (English) and “from the valley” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dalena is a variant of Dale. An origin associated with Dale is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Afrikaans usage, Dalena is a diminutive of Magdalena.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dalena is a variant of Dale. The history of Dale gives this family its wider story. Dale’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dalena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,109
- 0 boys · 1,109 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,278 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,278 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 50 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,044 as a first name in 2020; 194 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.
Dalena’s family of names
In Afrikaans usage, Dalena is a diminutive of Magdalena. Dalena has a related form in Dale.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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