Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2011

Daelyn

Gender Unisex · 66% girls Rank 2025 #3,112 Trend ↑ Rising 13%
Rank 2025
#3,112
among girls · ↓647 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
101
named Daelyn · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,909
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
130 babies
All-time total
2,499
#5,367 all-time among girls
First recorded
1986
in Social Security records

Daelyn popularity over time

2,499 babies have been named Daelyn since 1986, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 5 – 5 1 – #11,326
1990s 125 25 150 15 +2900% #3,454
2000s 510 222 732 73 +388% #2,536
2010s 607 367 974 97 +33% #2,073
2020s (to 2025) 403 235 638 106 +9% #2,201

Where Daelyn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 53 0.03 outside top 500
2027 54 0.03 outside top 500
2028 54 0.03 outside top 500
2029 55 0.03 outside top 500
2030 55 0.03 outside top 500

Where Daelyn is most popular

Girls named Daelyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.041 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Daelyn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 16 0.114 +180%
Texas 71 0.088 +117%
California 54 0.064 +58%
Georgia 5 0.022 -46%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Daelyn

Daelyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,112 in 2025 with 52 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1986, 2,499 American babies have been named Daelyn, about 66% girls and 34% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2011, when 130 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Daelyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Daelyn?

The median living Daelyn is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 2,500 people named Daelyn are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Daelyn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 52 #3,112 49 #2,651
2024 73 #2,465 40 #3,060
2023 86 #2,201 37 #3,240
2022 58 #2,904 37 #3,227
2021 61 #2,789 36 #3,255
2020 73 #2,397 36 #3,148
2019 71 #2,487 34 #3,365
2018 49 #3,259 43 #2,808
2017 51 #3,161 35 #3,259
2016 62 #2,772 37 #3,119
2015 65 #2,720 40 #2,928
2014 50 #3,239 35 #3,166
2013 54 #3,051 31 #3,423
2012 54 #3,107 36 #3,125
2011 93 #2,073 37 #3,061
2010 58 #2,946 39 #2,970
2009 74 #2,536 30 #3,569
2008 64 #2,810 23 #4,292
2007 65 #2,794 33 #3,320
2006 44 #3,575 27 #3,698
2005 45 #3,377 25 #3,736
2004 40 #3,644 16 #5,056
2003 44 #3,308 19 #4,307
2002 35 #3,748 26 #3,369
2001 57 #2,642 7 #8,486
2000 42 #3,224 16 #4,623
1995 8 #9,789 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Daelyn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Daelyn?

The median living Daelyn is about 12 years old. Half of all living Daelyns are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Daelyn are alive today?

An estimated 2,500 people named Daelyn are alive in the United States, based on 2,499 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Daelyn in 2025?

Daelyn ranked #3,112 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 52 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Daelyn?

2,499 babies have been named Daelyn in the United States since 1986, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Daelyn most popular?

Daelyn peaked in 2011, when 130 newborns received the name.

Is Daelyn a boy or girl name?

Daelyn is used for both: about 66% of babies named Daelyn have been girls and 34% boys.

Is the name Daelyn rising or falling?

Daelyn is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Daelyn become more popular?

Daelyn looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 55 girls named Daelyn in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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