Recorded 2003–2018 Girls' name Peak 2003 43 births

Dalay — girls' name

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

2000s382010s5
2000s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Dalay was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dalay in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalay

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Dalay between 2003 and 2018, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dalay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalay 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 43 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.

Dalay at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

43

Since 2003

16 years of records

Peak year

2003

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2003

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2018

Dalay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2003

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2003)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
45678910 201820072006200520042003 9

Dalay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
38 births that decade — 88% of Dalay's all-time total
2000s382010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalay?
43 babies have been named Dalay since 2003. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2003 with 9 births.
When was Dalay most popular?
Dalay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Dalay been used?
Dalay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 16 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Dalay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dale, Dallas, Dalia, Daleyza, 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, 2003–2018 (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.