Daly
The Story of Daly
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Daly as a girl name dates back to 1988, when 7 babies received it. 2002 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Daly — #5,444 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Dalys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 308 Dalys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Daly on the record books as a boy name in 1993, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 7 Dalys were born — ranking #9,584 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Dalys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 48 Dalys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Daly
Daly is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 308 births in the dataset. Daly's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #5,444. Use the chart and map above to compare Daly'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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