Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2010

Daylen

Gender Unisex · 8% girls Rank 2025 #1,530 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,530
among boys · ↓186 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
124
named Daylen · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,116
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2010
228 babies
All-time total
4,330
#2,094 all-time among boys
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Daylen popularity over time

4,330 babies have been named Daylen since 1979, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – 6 6 1 – #5,506
1980s – 49 49 5 +717% #3,965
1990s 31 317 348 35 +610% #1,610
2000s 134 1,218 1,352 135 +289% #1,056
2010s 123 1,555 1,678 168 +24% #981
2020s (to 2025) 56 841 897 150 -11% #1,159

Where Daylen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 112 0.07 outside top 500
2027 111 0.06 outside top 500
2028 110 0.06 outside top 500
2029 109 0.06 outside top 500
2030 109 0.06 outside top 500

Where Daylen is most popular

Boys named Daylen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.081 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Georgia, and Maryland.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Daylen 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 34 0.598 +636%
Georgia 67 0.264 +225%
Maryland 30 0.252 +210%
Alabama 25 0.229 +181%
Louisiana 19 0.186 +129%
North Carolina 34 0.133 +64%
Tennessee 23 0.127 +57%
Indiana 18 0.112 +38%
Arkansas 6 0.095 +17%
Florida 42 0.089 +9%
Illinois 22 0.086 +6%
Ohio 19 0.072 -12%
South Carolina 6 0.058 -29%
Texas 51 0.058 -29%
Kentucky 5 0.050 -39%
Michigan 10 0.049 -40%
Massachusetts 6 0.044 -46%
Missouri 6 0.043 -47%
California 34 0.037 -54%
New York 13 0.030 -63%
Virginia 5 0.026 -68%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Daylen

Daylen is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,530 in 2025 with 113 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 4,330 American babies have been named Daylen, about 92% boys and 8% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2010, when 228 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 Daylen stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Daylen?

The median living Daylen is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 19. An estimated 4,300 people named Daylen are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Daylen 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 11 #9,007 113 #1,530
2024 7 #12,485 142 #1,344
2023 12 #8,610 140 #1,349
2022 11 #9,200 178 #1,159
2021 5 #15,832 129 #1,420
2020 10 #9,735 139 #1,297
2019 16 #7,112 158 #1,211
2018 5 #16,286 141 #1,295
2017 13 #8,402 137 #1,315
2016 10 #10,275 150 #1,242
2015 – – 139 #1,283
2014 7 #13,430 151 #1,213
2013 11 #9,763 123 #1,371
2012 20 #6,401 174 #1,076
2011 14 #8,303 181 #1,046
2010 27 #5,142 201 #981
2009 20 #6,629 179 #1,056
2008 13 #9,094 175 #1,071
2007 14 #8,648 117 #1,400
2006 12 #9,444 147 #1,149
2005 12 #9,041 110 #1,363
2004 18 #6,556 95 #1,458
2003 16 #6,962 117 #1,234
2002 11 #9,006 110 #1,237
2001 8 #11,272 78 #1,547
2000 10 #9,331 90 #1,392
1995 – – 35 #2,259
1990 – – 6 #7,385
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Daylen?

The median living Daylen is about 14 years old. Half of all living Daylens are between 7 and 19 years old.

How many people named Daylen are alive today?

An estimated 4,300 people named Daylen are alive in the United States, based on 4,330 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Daylen in 2025?

Daylen ranked #1,530 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 113 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Daylen?

4,330 babies have been named Daylen in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Daylen most popular?

Daylen peaked in 2010, when 228 newborns received the name.

Is Daylen a boy or girl name?

Daylen is used for both: about 8% of babies named Daylen have been girls and 92% boys.

Is the name Daylen rising or falling?

Daylen has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Daylen become more popular?

Daylen looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 109 boys named Daylen in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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