Unisex name · since 1984
Daley
Daley has 472 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,051 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 472
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
472 babies have been named Daley since 1984, making it today's #9051 unisex name.
Daley has 472 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9051 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #12,288 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,051 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 472 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daley ranks #12,288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,051 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 472 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,051 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 472
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daley's 472 recorded births place it above 83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Daley compares
472 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Daley's all-time total is 26% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 472 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daley's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Daley popularity over time - boys
152 total births recorded since 1915 (Daley as boys' name)
Daley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (155 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Daley's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Daley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 155 births (33% of all-time use).
Daley by state
Where Daley concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 3.4% |
16 of 472 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daley's data
- Daley's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (155 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Daleys (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Daley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Daley 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.