Unisex name · since 1986
Daelyn
Daelyn has 1,650 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,650
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daelyn currently ranks #3116 among unisex names in America, with 1,650 babies recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Daelyn recorded 1,650 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #3116 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #5,367 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,116 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,650 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daelyn ranks #5,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,116 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,650 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,650
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daelyn's 1,650 recorded births place it above 92.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Daelyn compares
1,650 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Daelyn's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,650 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daelyn's full recorded timeline at 2009, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 93 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daelyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Daelyn popularity over time - boys
849 total births recorded since 1997 (Daelyn as boys' name)
Daelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (607 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Daelyn's strongest decade.
607 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Daelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 125
1990s
125 births
- 2000s
2000s
510 births
- 2010s
2010s
607 births
- 2020s
2020s
403 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 607 births (37% of all-time use).
How Daelyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Daelyn's total volume
Daelyn by state
Where Daelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 175 | 10.6% |
| #2 | California | | 159 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.6% |
175 of 1,650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Daelyn appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daelyn's data
- Daelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (607 total births) through the 2020s (403) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Daelyns (175 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Daelyn 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.