US rank #9188 Unisex name Peak 2020 269 births

Dailey — #9188 US unisex name

269 babies named Dailey in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s292000s852010s1002020s55
#9188
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Dailey was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

16 babies were named Dailey in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dailey

The Social Security Administration has registered 269 babies named Dailey between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dailey currently holds the #9188 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Dailey is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 102 additional births since 1903.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dailey performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dailey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dailey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 269 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dailey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

269

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2020

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,188

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dailey popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
16
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 20242019201520112006200219981994 7

Dailey popularity over time — boys

102 total births recorded since 1903 (Dailey as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 102 births
4.555.566.577.5 2016195819451933192919181903 5

Dailey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
100 births that decade — 37% of Dailey's all-time total
1990s292000s852010s1002020s55

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dailey?
269 babies have been named Dailey since 1994. It currently ranks #9188 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 16 births.
When was Dailey most popular?
Dailey was most popular in the 2010s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Is Dailey a unisex name?
Yes, Dailey is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 269 births, and as a boy's name it has 102 births.
How long has the name Dailey been used?
Dailey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dailey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daisy, Daisha, Daija, Daina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.