Dallin
- Pronunciation
- [Da-llin]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Blind. A Saint's Name.
- Origin
- Irish
About the Name Dallin
Dallin is a crisp name of Irish heritage, sometimes traced to a saint's name and traditionally glossed as "blind" in the manner of certain old Gaelic bynames. In modern English usage it has taken on a fresh, surname-style feel, especially familiar in some American communities, and offers a clean, two-syllable sound that feels both rooted and current. It blends an old Celtic pedigree with the contemporary appeal of crisp, consonant-light boys' names.
The name had a focused early-2000s run on the national charts. Dallin first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000, peaked in 2002 at rank #737, and left the list after 2005, when it sat at #973. In all it was given to about 1,280 boys during its top-1000 years, the profile of a regionally beloved name that enjoyed a brief moment of broader national visibility before settling back into the more localized use where it has always thrived.
Dallin's appeal lies in its modern-yet-Gaelic feel and its easy fit beside names like Dallas, Collin, and Declan, offering heritage and freshness in equal measure. It carries the friendly short form Dal for everyday use. Recorded variants include Dallan, Dallen, and Dallon, giving parents several closely related spellings to choose from while keeping the same brisk, friendly, and distinctly modern sound.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Dallin
US Popularity History (2000–2005)
Annual US births named Dallin by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2002 with 237 boys named Dallin (boy rank #737 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2005, ranked #973 for boys (179 US births). That's 236 places below its 2002 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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