Recorded 2003–2022 Unisex name Peak 2008 138 births

Dailin — unisex name

138 babies named Dailin in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s512010s602020s27
2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Dailin was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

14 babies were named Dailin in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dailin

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Dailin between 2003 and 2022, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dailin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Dailin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 26 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dailin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dailin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dailin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dailin 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 138 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.

Dailin at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

138

Since 2003

20 years of records

Peak year

2008

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2003

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2022

Dailin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2003

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
14
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
46810121416 2022201920152011200820052003 5

Dailin popularity over time — boys

26 total births recorded since 2001 (Dailin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
4.555.566.5 20072006200520042001 5

Dailin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
60 births that decade — 43% of Dailin's all-time total
2000s512010s602020s27

Dailin by state

Where Dailin concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dailin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.6%
California share of Dailin's total US births 3.6%

5 of 138 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dailin?
138 babies have been named Dailin since 2003. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 14 births.
When was Dailin most popular?
Dailin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Dailin most popular?
The top states for the name Dailin are California (5 births).
Is Dailin a unisex name?
Yes, Dailin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 138 births, and as a boy's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Dailin been used?
Dailin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 20 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Dailin?
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.

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, 2003–2022 (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.