Dalea
Dalea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemisphere, where they are distributed from Canada to Argentina. Nearly half of the known species are endemic to Mexico.
Meaning & Origin of Dalea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dalea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemisphere, where they are distributed from Canada to Argentina. Nearly half of the known species are endemic to Mexico.
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The Story of Dalea
The earliest SSA record of Dalea as a baby girl name dates back to 1960, when 5 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Dalea — #13,603 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Dalea on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Dalea last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 39 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Dalea
Dalea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 39 births in the dataset. Dalea's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #13,603. Use the chart and map above to compare Dalea's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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