Daylen
The Story of Daylen
As a girl name
Daylen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1996, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2010: 27 births, good for #5,108 nationwide. About 40% of every Daylen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Daylen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 333 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Daylen as a boy name dates back to 1979, when 6 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 201 newborns named Daylen — #979 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Daylen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Daylen ranks #1,308 for boys with 149 births, gradually rising (+8%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Daylen
Daylen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Daylen's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #979. Use the chart and map above to compare Daylen'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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