Dalanie
A feminine name derived from Spanish, meaning "life's flower".
Name Census estimates that about 315 living Americans carry the first name Dalanie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dalanie today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dalanie births was 2008 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dalanie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
315
~ 1 in 1,088,109 Americans
Peak year
2008
22 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,655
Tracked since 1995
Census
Dalanie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 253 people with the first name Dalanie, which placed it at #32,947 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#32,947
National first-name rank
People counted
253
253 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
63.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dalanie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dalanie is White at 63.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (14.6%) and Black (13.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dalanie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dalanie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White63.2% · 160
- Hispanic or Latino14.6% · 37
- Black or African American13.4% · 34
- Two or more races7.5% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 1
Popularity
Dalanie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dalanie from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 149 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dalanie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dalanie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dalanie
The given name Dalanie has its origins in the ancient Sumerian language, one of the earliest known written languages dating back to the 4th millennium BCE. In the Sumerian cuneiform script, the name was written as "Da-la-ni-e," which is believed to have meant "beloved child" or "gift from the gods."
This name gained popularity among the Sumerians, who inhabited the region of Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq. It was often bestowed upon newborn children as a sign of gratitude and blessing. The name's use can be traced back to various Sumerian clay tablets and inscriptions found in archaeological excavations of ancient cities like Ur and Uruk.
As the Sumerian civilization declined and was succeeded by other Mesopotamian cultures, such as the Akkadians and Babylonians, the name Dalanie underwent slight variations in spelling and pronunciation. However, its essence and meaning remained largely intact, signifying the child's cherished status within the family and community.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dalanie can be found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem dating back to around 2100 BCE. In this literary masterpiece, Dalanie is mentioned as the name of a minor character, a servant or attendant to one of the protagonists.
Throughout history, several notable individuals bore the name Dalanie. One such person was Dalanie of Ur, a renowned Sumerian priestess and healer who lived around 2500 BCE. She was revered for her knowledge of herbal remedies and her dedication to the goddess Inanna.
Another noteworthy bearer of the name was Dalanie the Scribe, a Babylonian scholar who lived during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE. He was known for his contributions to the preservation of ancient Mesopotamian literature and his meticulous record-keeping.
In the 3rd century BCE, Dalanie of Seleucia was a renowned Greek astronomer and mathematician who made significant contributions to the understanding of celestial bodies and the calculation of planetary movements.
During the Medieval period, Dalanie al-Qurtubi was an influential Andalusian philosopher and scholar who lived in the 12th century CE. He wrote extensively on topics ranging from metaphysics to astronomy, and his works were widely studied throughout the Islamic world.
The name Dalanie also found its way into the realm of literature, as evidenced by Dalanie, the protagonist of a 14th-century Persian epic poem known as the "Shahnameh" or "Book of Kings." In this literary work, Dalanie is portrayed as a courageous warrior and hero who becomes embroiled in a series of adventures and battles.
People
Dalanie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dalanie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dalanie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dalanie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 315 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dalanie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,088,109 US residents.
Is Dalanie a common name?
We classify Dalanie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 319 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dalanie most popular?
The single biggest year for Dalanie was 2008, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dalanie is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dalanie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 253 people with the name Dalanie, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,947 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dalanie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dalanie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dalanie leans strongly female. 247 people counted with this name were female (96.5%), compared with 9 male bearers (3.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dalanie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dalanie is White at 63.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (14.6%) and Black (13.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dalanie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dalanie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.2% (160 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dalanie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dalanie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dalanie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dalanie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dalanie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dalanie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Dalanie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.