Dalea
Name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from a flower genus.
Name Census estimates that about 37 living Americans carry the first name Dalea. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dalea today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dalea births was 2006 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dalea. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Dalea. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
37
~ 1 in 9,263,631 Americans
Peak year
2006
7 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2023 SSA rank
#15,720
Tracked since 1960
Census
Dalea in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 164 people with the first name Dalea, which placed it at #43,191 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
#43,191
National first-name rank
People counted
164
164 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
45.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dalea
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dalea is White at 45.1%. The next largest groups are Black (23.8%) and Hispanic (22.0%). 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 Dalea 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 Dalea at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White45.1% · 74
- Black or African American23.8% · 39
- Hispanic or Latino22.0% · 36
- Two or more races6.1% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 2
Popularity
Dalea: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dalea from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 12 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Dalea remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dalea 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 Dalea 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 Dalea
The name Dalea has its origins in the Greek language, derived from the word 'daleia', meaning 'branch' or 'twig'. It is believed to have emerged as a given name during the Byzantine era, around the 5th to 15th centuries AD, when Greek culture and language had a significant influence in the Mediterranean region.
One of the earliest known records of the name Dalea can be found in Byzantine chronicles and manuscripts from the 9th century, where it was occasionally used as a feminine name. During the Middle Ages, the name gained popularity among Greek communities, particularly in the regions of Greece, Turkey, and the Balkans.
In the 12th century, a notable figure named Dalea of Trebizond was recorded as a Byzantine princess and the daughter of the Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos. She lived from around 1115 to 1185 and was known for her political influence and involvement in the intrigues of the Byzantine court.
Another historical figure bearing the name Dalea was a Greek Orthodox saint from the 15th century, known as St. Dalea of Veria. She was a nun and ascetic who lived in the city of Veria, in what is now modern-day Greece. Her life and devotion to the Orthodox faith earned her reverence among the local population.
In the 16th century, a notable scholar and philosopher named Dalea Mavrokordatos lived in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul). She was renowned for her intellectual pursuits and contributions to the fields of philosophy and theology during the Renaissance period.
During the 18th century, a notable figure named Dalea Rizou-Neroulos emerged as a prominent writer and poet in the Greek literary circles of the time. Her works, which explored themes of love, nature, and spirituality, gained widespread recognition and acclaim.
While the name Dalea has its roots in the Greek language and culture, it has also been adopted and adapted in various other regions and cultures over the centuries, albeit with different spellings and pronunciations.
People
Dalea + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dalea 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
Dalea: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dalea?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 37 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dalea 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 9,263,631 US residents.
Is Dalea a common name?
We classify Dalea as "Very Rare". It ranks above 49.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 39 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dalea most popular?
The single biggest year for Dalea was 2006, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dalea is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dalea in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 164 people with the name Dalea, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,191 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 Dalea 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 Dalea?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dalea appears almost entirely female. Of the 158 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Dalea?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dalea is White at 45.1%. The next largest groups are Black (23.8%) and Hispanic (22.0%). 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 Dalea most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dalea in the 2020 Census, accounting for 45.1% (74 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 Dalea in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dalea a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dalea 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 Dalea still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dalea 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 Dalea 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 people share the name Dalea?
Want to know how many Americans are named Dalea? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.