Given name
Dalenna
“from the small valley”·“from the valley”
Dalenna 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
Dalenna 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
Dalenna is a variant of Dale. An origin associated with Dale is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dalenna 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
Dalenna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 0 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 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 5 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1983.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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