Daelen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAY-lin
- Origin
- Modern
Daelen is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Daelen come from?
Modern: spelling of Daelin, itself a variant of Dalen or Daylin, Dae- with -lin
Meaning borrowed from Daelin.
Is Daelen a girl's or a boy's name?
Daelen is a boys' name.
How popular is Daelen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Daelen in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daelen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
Names like Daelen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Brayden Aiden Braylen Declan Rayden Brecken Deacon Raiden Finnegan Ronan Keegan
Names related to Daelen
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Daelen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daelen, updated 20 October 2026.