Unisex name · since 1978
Dalyn
917 babies named Dalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,557 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 917
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
917 babies have been named Dalyn since 1978, making it today's #6557 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Dalyn recorded 917 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #6557 nationally today, ahead of 53% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #5,433 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,557 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 917 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalyn ranks #5,433 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,557 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 917 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,557 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 917
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dalyn's 917 recorded births place it above 88.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dalyn compares
917 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Dalyn's all-time total is 149% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dalyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 917 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dalyn splits its recorded history at 2005: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dalyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Dalyn popularity over time - girls
389 total births recorded since 1955 (Dalyn as girls' name)
Dalyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (389 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Dalyn's strongest decade.
389 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Dalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
201 births
- 2000s
2000s
389 births
- 2010s
2010s
209 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 389 births (42% of all-time use).
How Dalyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dalyn's total volume
Dalyn by state
Where Dalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 40 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Utah | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
40 of 917 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Dalyn's data
- Dalyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (389 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dalyns (40 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Dalyn 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.