US rank #9257 Girls' name Peak 2020 160 births

Daylah — #9257 US girls' name

160 babies named Daylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s282010s782020s54
#9257
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Daylah was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

16 babies were named Daylah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Daylah between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daylah currently holds the #9257 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Daylah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daylah 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 160 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.

Daylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

160

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2020

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,257

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
16
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015201220092000 6

Daylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 49% of Daylah's all-time total
2000s282010s782020s54

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daylah?
160 babies have been named Daylah since 2000. It currently ranks #9257 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 16 births.
When was Daylah most popular?
Daylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Daylah been used?
Daylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayana, Dayna, Dayanara, Dayanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2000–2024 (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.