From the alder grove
A modern American spelling variant of Delaney, which is derived from the Irish surname Ó Dubhshláine. The name is composed of the Gaelic elements 'dubh' meaning black and 'slán' meaning challenge or defiance, though it is also commonly associated with the French phrase 'de l'aunaie' meaning from the alder grove.
Less common today
Dalanie isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,291 in 2008.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
