Daelin
The Story of Daelin
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Daelin as a girl name dates back to 1996, when 5 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Daelin — #9,873 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Daelin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Daelin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 56 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Daelin on the record books as a boy name in 1995, with 11 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 25 Daelins were born — ranking #3,636 that year. About 44% of every Daelin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Daelin ranks #7,767 for boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 423 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Daelin
Daelin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 423 births in the dataset. Daelin's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #3,636. Use the chart and map above to compare Daelin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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