Unisex name · since 1995
Daelin
Daelin has 422 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,744 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,985 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 422
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daelin is the #6985 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 422 recorded since 1995.
Daelin has 422 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6985 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #8,744 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,985 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 422 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daelin ranks #8,744 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,985 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 422 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,744 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,985 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 422
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daelin's 422 recorded births place it above 80.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Daelin compares
422 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daelin's all-time total is 14% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daelin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 422 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daelin's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daelin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Daelin popularity over time - girls
56 total births recorded since 1996 (Daelin as girls' name)
Daelin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (188 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Daelin's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Daelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 188 births (45% of all-time use).
Daelin by state
Where Daelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.4% |
6 of 422 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daelin's data
- Daelin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (188 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Daelins (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Daelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1995–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Daelin 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 August 2026.