Dalena
Dalena is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Kiri Dalena, Filipino artist, filmmaker, and human rights activist Pete Dalena, American baseball player
Meaning & Origin of Dalena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dalena is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Kiri Dalena, Filipino artist, filmmaker, and human rights activist Pete Dalena, American baseball player
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The Story of Dalena
Dalena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1946, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 50 Dalenas were born — ranking #2,489 that year. As of 2026, Dalena ranks #6,903 for baby girls with 16 births, gradually falling (-5%). In total, more than 1K Dalenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dalena
Dalena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Dalena's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #2,489. Use the chart and map above to compare Dalena'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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