Given name & surname
Dallen
“one who is blind”
Dallen is a variant of Dallan. One Irish interpretation is “one who is blind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dallen is a variant of Dallan. One Irish interpretation is “one who is blind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dallen is a variant of Dallan. An origin associated with Dallan is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dallen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,215
- 1,215 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,434 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +47%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,434 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 47.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 53 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,061 as a first name in 2020; 214 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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