Unisex name · since 1994
Dailey
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 284 babies named Dailey, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,299 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 284
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
284 babies have been named Dailey since 1994, making it today's #7299 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Dailey recorded 284 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #7299 nationally today, ahead of 58% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #16,384 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,299 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 284 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dailey ranks #16,384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,299 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 284 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,299 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 284
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dailey's 284 recorded births place it above 77.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Dailey compares
284 44th percentile among 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
Dailey's all-time total is 24% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dailey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 284 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dailey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dailey's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dailey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Dailey popularity over time - boys
101 total births recorded since 1903 (Dailey as boys' name)
Dailey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Dailey's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Dailey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Dailey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dailey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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 Dailey 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.