Unisex name · since 1975
Dailyn
Dailyn has 1,873 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,705 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,873
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,873 babies have been named Dailyn since 1975, making it today's #2705 unisex name.
Dailyn has 1,873 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2705 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,902 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,705 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,873 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dailyn ranks #4,902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,705 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,873 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,705 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,873
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dailyn's 1,873 recorded births place it above 93.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dailyn compares
1,873 Top 23% higher than 77% of 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
Dailyn's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dailyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,873 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 208 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dailyn splits its recorded history at 2008: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 208 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dailyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 208
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Dailyn popularity over time - boys
415 total births recorded since 1997 (Dailyn as boys' name)
Dailyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (690 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Dailyn's strongest decade.
690 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dailyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 122
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
379 births
- 2010s
2010s
690 births
- 2020s
2020s
677 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 690 births (37% of all-time use).
How Dailyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dailyn's total volume
Dailyn by state
Where Dailyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 247 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 232 | 12.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 87 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 51 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 50 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 40 | 2.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 29 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 23 | 1.2% |
247 of 1,873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Dailyn appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dailyn's data
- Dailyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (690 total births) through the 2020s (677) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dailyns (247 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dailyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Dailyn 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.