Daley
Daley, originally an Irish family name derived from the Gaelic Ó Dálaigh, as a surname, may refer to:
- English
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Daley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Daley, originally an Irish family name derived from the Gaelic Ó Dálaigh, as a surname, may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Dutch
The Story of Daley
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Daley as a girl name dates back to 1984, when 5 babies received it. 2002 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Daley — #4,905 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Daley on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Daley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 461 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Daley on the record books as a boy name in 1915, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 12 Daleys were born — ranking #6,723 that year. About 26% of every Daley on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Daley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 151 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 Daley
Daley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 461 births in the dataset. Daley's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #4,905. Use the chart and map above to compare Daley'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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