Dailey
Dailey is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Dailey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dailey is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
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The Story of Dailey
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Dailey as a girl name dates back to 1994, when 7 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Dailey — #6,919 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Daileys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,030 among girl names with 12 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 293 Daileys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dailey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1903, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1919: 7 births, good for #3,391 nationwide. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Daileys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 102 Daileys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dailey
Dailey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 293 births in the dataset. Dailey's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #6,919. Use the chart and map above to compare Dailey'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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