Dalin

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Dalin

Pronounced DAL-in /ˈdælɪn/Medium

Meaning: Dalin most often reads as a spelling of Dallin, a surname adopted as a first name in Latter-day Saint families, though many parents heard it as a trim of the Welsh-rooted Dylan. Either way its meaning is carried by the parent name it echoes.Low

In 30 seconds: Dalin is a variant of Dallin, a surname-turned-first-name, also heard as a form of Dylan. It stayed rare from the late 1970s on, said DAL-in.

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Origin LowEnglish, Welsh

MeaningDalin most often reads as a spelling of Dallin, a surname adopted as a first name in Latter-day Saint families, though many parents heard it as a trim of the Welsh-rooted Dylan. Either way its meaning is carried by the parent name it echoes.

U.S. rank (2022)#12737 ↘ Falling

2022 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year2003

Total births (all-time)≈ 436

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Dalin is usually a respelling of Dallin, an English surname taken up as a given name in Latter-day Saint families, where it honors the church leader Dallin H. Oaks among others. Some parents chose it instead as a softened form of Dylan, the Welsh name meaning son of the sea. It appears in United States records from the late 1970s and peaked quietly in the early 2000s, given to only a couple dozen boys a year.

A Dalin from that early-2000s high is now in his twenties. It has never been common, but its clean two-syllable shape keeps it current alongside Dylan, Nolan, and other -n boys' names that parents still favor.

Did you know? Dalin sits between two sources, the surname Dallin favored in Latter-day Saint communities and the hugely popular Dylan, and parents leaned on whichever they liked.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Dalin — Variant of Dallin (LDS surname name); possible Dylan blend

Variations

DallinDylanDallan

Nicknames

Dal

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Dalin mean?

It is a variant of the surname name Dallin, and is also heard as a form of Dylan, son of the sea.

How do you pronounce Dalin?

It's said DAL-in /ˈdælɪn/, two syllables.

Is Dalin a boy or girl name?

Dalin is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Dalin?

It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.