Dailyn
The Story of Dailyn
As a girl name
Dailyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 208 births, good for #1,139 nationwide. About 37% of every Dailyn on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Dailyn ranks #3,761 for girls with 40 births, falling sharply (-48%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dailyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 23 births, good for #4,272 nationwide. About 36% of every Dailyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Dailyn ranks #4,723 for boys with 21 births, holding steady (+2%). All told, over 439 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 Dailyn
Dailyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Dailyn's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,139. Use the chart and map above to compare Dailyn'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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