US rank #6728 Girls' name Peak 2019 442 births

Dayleen — #6728 US girls' name

442 babies named Dayleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s52000s772010s2312020s118
#6728
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dayleen was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

95 babies were named Dayleen in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dayleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 442 babies named Dayleen between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dayleen currently holds the #6728 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 95 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dayleen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dayleen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 77 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Dayleen in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dayleen 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 442 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.

Dayleen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

442

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2019

95 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,728

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dayleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
95
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200419851983 5

Dayleen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
231 births that decade — 52% of Dayleen's all-time total
1980s111990s52000s772010s2312020s118

Dayleen by state

Where Dayleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dayleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
77 17.4%
#2 Texas
46 10.4%
#3 New York
11 2.5%
California share of Dayleen's total US births 17.4%
Even split

77 of 442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dayleen?
442 babies have been named Dayleen since 1983. It currently ranks #6728 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 95 births.
When was Dayleen most popular?
Dayleen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 231 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Dayleen most popular?
The top states for the name Dayleen are California (77 births), Texas (46 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Dayleen been used?
Dayleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dayleen?
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, 1983–2024 (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.