Total births
402
Boys' name · since 1996
Daelan
Daelan has 402 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 402
- total births
- 1996–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
402 boys have been named Daelan since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Daelan has 402 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- 402 total births
- 1996–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
402 boys have been named Daelan since 1996, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 402
- total births
- 1996–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Daelan was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
28 babies were named Daelan in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Daelan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daelan splits its recorded history at 2011: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daelan at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Daelan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Daelan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Daelan's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Daelan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
191 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 191 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Daelan? ▼
Daelan has been given to 402 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 28 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Daelan most popular? ▼
Daelan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Daelan been used? ▼
Records for Daelan go back to 1996, giving 30 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Daelan? ▼
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.
What to do with Daelan's data
- Daelan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Daelan
Nearby Names Like Daelan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Daelan
Daemon Boy
#1393 1,849 births
Daevon Boy
#9259 995 births
Daegan Boy
#8601 904 births
Daeshawn Boy
#11364 855 births
Daelyn Boy
#3082 849 births
Compare Daelan side by side: Daelan vs Daemon Daelan vs Daevon Daelan vs Daegan
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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, 1996–2025 (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. "Daelan: Baby Name Since 1996 - 402 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/daelan. 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 Daelan 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.