Girls' name · since 1950
Dayla
Dayla has 2,066 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,910 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,066
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dayla currently ranks #2910 among girls' names in America, with 2,066 babies recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Dayla recorded 2,066 times among girls since 1950, holding rank #2910 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #4,611 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,910 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,066 born since 1950
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayla ranks #4,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,910 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,066 born since 1950, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,910 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,066
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dayla's 2,066 recorded births place it above 93.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dayla compares
2,066 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Dayla's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,066 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dayla splits its recorded history at 1990: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 87 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Dayla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (527 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Dayla's strongest decade.
527 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Dayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 84
1960s
84 births
- 1970s 144
1970s
144 births
- 1980s 134
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
515 births
- 2010s
2010s
527 births
- 2020s
2020s
395 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 527 births (26% of all-time use).
How Dayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dayla's total volume
Dayla by state
Where Dayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 177 | 8.6% |
| #2 | California | | 111 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 70 | 3.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 23 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.3% |
177 of 2,066 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Dayla appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dayla's data
- Dayla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (527 total births) through the 2020s (395) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Daylas (177 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 Dayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Dayla 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.