Recorded 1995–2023 Boys' name Peak 2009 210 births

Dailon — boys' name

210 babies named Dailon in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s312000s1032010s582020s18
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Dailon was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

15 babies were named Dailon in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dailon

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Dailon between 1995 and 2023, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dailon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dailon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dailon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dailon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dailon 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 210 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.

Dailon at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

210

Since 1995

29 years of records

Peak year

2009

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1995

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dailon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1995

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
15
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 202320172013200920062003200019971995 7

Dailon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
103 births that decade — 49% of Dailon's all-time total
1990s312000s1032010s582020s18

Dailon by state

Where Dailon concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dailon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.4%
Texas share of Dailon's total US births 2.4%

5 of 210 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dailon?
210 babies have been named Dailon since 1995. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 15 births.
When was Dailon most popular?
Dailon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Dailon most popular?
The top states for the name Dailon are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Dailon been used?
Dailon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 29 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dailon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dain, Daivd, Daimon, Daiquan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2023 (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.