Daily
The Story of Daily
As a girl name
American parents first put Daily on the record books as a girl name in 1995, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 18 Dailys were born — ranking #7,092 that year. About 36% of every Daily on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Daily ranks #6,786 for girls with 16 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 284 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Daily first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1910, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1922: 7 births, good for #3,532 nationwide. About 49% of every Daily on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Daily last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 73 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Daily
Daily is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 284 births in the dataset. Daily's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #6,369. Use the chart and map above to compare Daily'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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