Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2020

Dailyn

Gender Unisex · 82% girls Rank 2025 #2,700 Trend ↓ Falling 52%
Rank 2025
#2,700
among girls · ↓234 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
81
named Dailyn · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,114
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
231 babies
All-time total
2,288
#4,902 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Dailyn popularity over time

2,288 babies have been named Dailyn since 1975, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 5 – 5 1 – #9,368
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 122 15 137 14 – #5,264
2000s 379 127 506 51 +269% #2,831
2010s 690 160 850 85 +68% #1,351
2020s (to 2025) 677 113 790 132 +55% #1,140

Where Dailyn 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 58 0.04 outside top 500
2027 54 0.03 outside top 500
2028 50 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 45 0.03 outside top 500

Where Dailyn is most popular

Girls named Dailyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.058 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Dailyn 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
Georgia 26 0.114 +98%
Texas 80 0.099 +72%
California 81 0.096 +67%
Maryland 9 0.085 +47%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 +18%
Arizona 5 0.036 -38%
New York 14 0.035 -39%
Washington 5 0.035 -40%
Florida 13 0.030 -47%
Illinois 6 0.026 -55%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -62%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Dailyn

Dailyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,700 in 2025 with 64 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 2,288 American babies have been named Dailyn, about 82% girls and 18% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2020, when 231 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Dailyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dailyn?

The median living Dailyn is about 8 years old; half are between 5 and 17. An estimated 2,300 people named Dailyn are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Dailyn 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 64 #2,700 17 #5,433
2024 73 #2,466 23 #4,462
2023 84 #2,237 21 #4,775
2022 107 #1,886 10 #7,885
2021 141 #1,499 19 #4,967
2020 208 #1,140 23 #4,302
2019 168 #1,351 22 #4,513
2018 97 #2,017 12 #6,784
2017 74 #2,441 17 #5,337
2016 64 #2,710 16 #5,605
2015 42 #3,668 15 #5,797
2014 50 #3,240 13 #6,374
2013 54 #3,052 12 #6,696
2012 42 #3,729 14 #6,057
2011 51 #3,235 19 #4,851
2010 48 #3,372 20 #4,711
2009 43 #3,690 16 #5,612
2008 33 #4,568 16 #5,537
2007 64 #2,831 10 #7,707
2006 36 #4,087 15 #5,583
2005 50 #3,134 13 #5,934
2004 37 #3,841 10 #7,081
2003 38 #3,675 15 #5,086
2002 27 #4,525 13 #5,467
2001 28 #4,345 12 #5,746
2000 23 #5,028 7 #8,370
1995 12 #7,157 – –
1990 7 #10,467 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 5 #9,368 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Dailyn?

The median living Dailyn is about 8 years old. Half of all living Dailyns are between 5 and 17 years old.

How many people named Dailyn are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Dailyn are alive in the United States, based on 2,288 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Dailyn in 2025?

Dailyn ranked #2,700 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 64 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dailyn?

2,288 babies have been named Dailyn in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dailyn most popular?

Dailyn peaked in 2020, when 231 newborns received the name.

Is Dailyn a boy or girl name?

Dailyn is used for both: about 82% of babies named Dailyn have been girls and 18% boys.

Is the name Dailyn rising or falling?

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

Will Dailyn become more popular?

Dailyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 45 girls named Dailyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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