Given name & surname
Dallin
“from the valley”
Dallin is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the valley.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dallin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,197
- 5,197 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 237 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #3,330 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,330 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 237 in 2002. In 2025, Utah had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,719 as a first name in 2020; 311 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.
Dallin’s family of names
Dallin has a related form in Dallas. Dallin has a related form in Dalyn. Dallin has a related form in Dalin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dallin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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