Recorded 1979–2023 Girls' name Peak 2005 338 births

Dalayna — girls' name

338 babies named Dalayna in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s572000s1472010s1042020s20
2000s
Peak decade

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

2005
Single peak year

20 babies were named Dalayna in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalayna

The Social Security Administration has registered 338 babies named Dalayna between 1979 and 2023, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalayna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalayna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dalayna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalayna 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 338 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.

Dalayna at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

338

Since 1979

45 years of records

Peak year

2005

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1979

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dalayna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1979

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
20
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 202320172013200920052001199719921979 5

Dalayna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
147 births that decade — 43% of Dalayna's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s572000s1472010s1042020s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalayna?
338 babies have been named Dalayna since 1979. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 20 births.
When was Dalayna most popular?
Dalayna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Dalayna been used?
Dalayna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 45 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dalayna?
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, 1979–2023 (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.