Given name & surname
Dalon
“from the roadside land”·“one who is blind”
Dalon is a variant of Daelan. In American use, Daelan carries the interpretation “from the roadside land.” Dalon is a variant of Dallan. One Irish interpretation is “one who is blind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dalon is a variant of Daelan. In American use, Daelan carries the interpretation “from the roadside land.” Dalon is a variant of Dallan. One Irish interpretation is “one who is blind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dalon is a variant of Dallan. An origin associated with Dallan is Irish. Dalon connects to the Waylon name family through Daelan. An origin associated with Waylon is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dalon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 767
- 767 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 39 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 656 as a first name in 2020; 107 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.
Dalon’s family of names
Dalon has a related form in Dallan. Dalon has a related form in Daelan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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