Recorded 2015–2018 Boys' name Peak 2018 15 births

Daedalus — boys' name

15 babies named Daedalus in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s15
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Daedalus was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

8 babies were named Daedalus in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daedalus

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Daedalus between 2015 and 2018, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daedalus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daedalus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daedalus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daedalus at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

15

Since 2015

4 years of records

Peak year

2018

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2015

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2018

Daedalus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2015

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2018)
8
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
6.577.588.5 20182015 7

Daedalus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
15 births that decade — 100% of Daedalus's all-time total
2010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daedalus?
15 babies have been named Daedalus since 2015. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2018 with 8 births.
When was Daedalus most popular?
Daedalus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Daedalus been used?
Daedalus has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 4 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Daedalus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daemon, Daevon, Daegan, Daeshawn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2015–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.