Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Daylin

Gender Unisex · 52% girls Rank 2025 #2,261 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,261
among girls · ↓559 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
123
named Daylin · -30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,843
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
187 babies
All-time total
3,824
#4,735 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Daylin popularity over time

3,824 babies have been named Daylin since 1977, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 11 11 1 – –
1980s 10 30 40 4 +264% #11,059
1990s 131 195 326 33 +715% #4,695
2000s 469 663 1,132 113 +247% #2,429
2010s 665 635 1,300 130 +15% #1,790
2020s (to 2025) 704 311 1,015 169 +30% #1,520

Where Daylin 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 82 0.05 outside top 500
2027 83 0.05 outside top 500
2028 84 0.05 outside top 500
2029 84 0.05 outside top 500
2030 85 0.05 outside top 500

Where Daylin is most popular

Girls named Daylin per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.070 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, 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 girls named Daylin 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
Texas 97 0.121 +73%
Georgia 26 0.114 +65%
Maryland 11 0.104 +49%
California 83 0.099 +42%
Arizona 13 0.093 +33%
Tennessee 13 0.082 +18%
North Carolina 18 0.079 +14%
Virginia 12 0.070 ≈ national
New Jersey 11 0.061 -12%
Florida 25 0.058 -16%
Alabama 5 0.053 -23%
Washington 5 0.035 -50%
Illinois 6 0.026 -62%
New York 7 0.018 -75%
Alaska – – –
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 Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Daylin

Daylin is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,261 in 2025 with 81 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 3,824 American babies have been named Daylin, about 52% girls and 48% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 187 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 Daylin stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Daylin?

The median living Daylin is about 13 years old; half are between 5 and 19. An estimated 3,800 people named Daylin are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Daylin 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 81 #2,261 42 #2,949
2024 120 #1,702 56 #2,450
2023 128 #1,627 54 #2,486
2022 132 #1,604 55 #2,499
2021 103 #1,916 61 #2,283
2020 140 #1,520 43 #2,810
2019 114 #1,790 59 #2,319
2018 76 #2,390 43 #2,809
2017 55 #2,975 59 #2,248
2016 54 #3,069 46 #2,667
2015 59 #2,941 62 #2,196
2014 47 #3,382 76 #1,909
2013 59 #2,877 62 #2,142
2012 60 #2,875 58 #2,242
2011 69 #2,596 75 #1,874
2010 72 #2,548 95 #1,645
2009 79 #2,429 107 #1,540
2008 72 #2,593 76 #1,904
2007 72 #2,574 81 #1,798
2006 56 #3,027 71 #1,897
2005 42 #3,526 53 #2,248
2004 36 #3,921 46 #2,428
2003 39 #3,611 62 #1,890
2002 27 #4,528 66 #1,746
2001 20 #5,634 56 #1,939
2000 26 #4,560 45 #2,201
1995 14 #6,345 23 #3,039
1990 6 #11,757 – –
1985 5 #11,059 – –
1980 – – 6 #5,683
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 Daylin, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Daylin?

The median living Daylin is about 13 years old. Half of all living Daylins are between 5 and 19 years old.

How many people named Daylin are alive today?

An estimated 3,800 people named Daylin are alive in the United States, based on 3,824 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Daylin in 2025?

Daylin ranked #2,261 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 81 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Daylin?

3,824 babies have been named Daylin in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Daylin most popular?

Daylin peaked in 2022, when 187 newborns received the name.

Is Daylin a boy or girl name?

Daylin is used for both: about 52% of babies named Daylin have been girls and 48% boys.

Is the name Daylin rising or falling?

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

Will Daylin become more popular?

Daylin looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 85 girls named Daylin in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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