Total births
49
Girls' name · since 2001
Daela
Daela has 49 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 49
- total births
- 2001–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Daela sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 49 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Daela recorded 49 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2023.
- 49 total births
- 2001–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
49 girls have been named Daela since 2001, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 49
- total births
- 2001–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Daela was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
7 babies were named Daela in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Daela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daela splits its recorded history at 2017: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daela at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Daela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023
- Peak year (2010)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Daela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Daela's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Daela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Daela? ▼
Daela has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 7 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
When was Daela most popular? ▼
Daela was most popular in the 2020s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Daela been used? ▼
Daela has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Daela? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daelyn, Daenerys, Daelynn, Daeja, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Daela
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Daela: Baby Name Since 2001 - 49 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/daela. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.