Unisex name · since 1968
Dayan
542 babies named Dayan in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,878 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1968
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dayan is the #3878 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 542 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayan has been recorded 542 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #3878 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #7,513 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,878 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 542 born since 1968
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayan ranks #7,513 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,878 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 542 born since 1968, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,878 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1968
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dayan's 542 recorded births place it above 83.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Dayan compares
542 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Dayan's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 542 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dayan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dayan splits its recorded history at 2006: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dayan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Dayan popularity over time - girls
204 total births recorded since 1969 (Dayan as girls' name)
Dayan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (160 births, 30% of the file).
2020s was Dayan's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Dayan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 160 births (30% of all-time use).
How Dayan 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 Dayan's total volume
Dayan by state
Where Dayan concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 30 | 5.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
30 of 542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Florida records the most Dayans (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Dayan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Dayan 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.