Given name & surname
Dalin
“from the roadside land”·“from the valley”
Dalin is a variant of Daelan. In American use, Daelan carries the interpretation “from the roadside land.” Dalin is a variant of Dallin. One English interpretation is “from the valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dalin is a variant of Daelan. In American use, Daelan carries the interpretation “from the roadside land.” Dalin is a variant of Dallin. One English interpretation is “from the valley.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dalin is a variant of Dallin. An origin associated with Dallin is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dalin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 463
- 436 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 28 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 boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 741 as a first name in 2020; 315 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.
Dalin’s family of names
Dalin has a related form in Dallin. Dalin has a related form in Daelan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
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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