Boys' name · since 1993
Daelon
Daelon has 280 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,004 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 280
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daelon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 280 have been recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daelon has been recorded 280 times among boys since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2022.
- #11,004 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 280 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daelon ranks #11,004 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 280 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,004 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 280
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daelon's 280 recorded births place it above 75.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Daelon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daelon's full recorded timeline at 2009, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daelon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Daelon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (130 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Daelon's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Daelon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 130 births (46% of all-time use).
Daelon by state
Where Daelon concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 3.9% |
11 of 280 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daelon's data
- Daelon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Daelons (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Daelon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1993–2022 (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 Daelon 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.