Boys' name · since 1994
Dailen
Dailen has 448 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,418 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,249 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 448
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dailen is the #9249 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 448 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Dailen recorded 448 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #9249 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #8,418 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,249 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 448 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dailen ranks #8,418 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,249 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 448 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,418 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,249 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 448
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dailen's 448 recorded births place it above 81.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dailen compares
448 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Dailen's all-time total is 21% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dailen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 448 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dailen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dailen splits its recorded history at 2011: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dailen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Dailen popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2001 (Dailen as girls' name)
Dailen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Dailen's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dailen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (41% of all-time use).
Dailen by state
Where Dailen concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
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What to do with Dailen's data
- Dailen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dailens (6 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dailen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Dailen 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.