Recorded 1992–2022 Unisex name Peak 2003 214 births

Dallyn — boys' name

214 babies named Dallyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s402000s1072010s542020s13
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dallyn was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

17 babies were named Dallyn in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dallyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Dallyn between 1992 and 2022, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dallyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Dallyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 32 additional births since 2000.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dallyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dallyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dallyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dallyn 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 214 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.

Dallyn at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

214

Since 1992

31 years of records

Peak year

2003

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1992

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2022

Dallyn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1992

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2003)
17
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 2022201420102006200219981992 6

Dallyn popularity over time — girls

32 total births recorded since 2000 (Dallyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 32 births
4.555.566.577.5 20242016201320112000 6

Dallyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
107 births that decade — 50% of Dallyn's all-time total
1990s402000s1072010s542020s13

Dallyn by state

Where Dallyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dallyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
10 4.7%
Utah share of Dallyn's total US births 4.7%

10 of 214 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dallyn?
214 babies have been named Dallyn since 1992. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2003 with 17 births.
When was Dallyn most popular?
Dallyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Dallyn most popular?
The top states for the name Dallyn are Utah (10 births).
Is Dallyn a unisex name?
Yes, Dallyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 214 births, and as a girl's name it has 32 births.
How long has the name Dallyn been used?
Dallyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 31 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Dallyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dale, Dalton, Dallas, Dallin, 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, 1992–2022 (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.