Girls' name · since 1983
Dayleen
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 449 babies named Dayleen, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,275 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 449
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dayleen is the #12275 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 449 recorded since 1983.
Dayleen has 449 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12275 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #12,620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,275 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 449 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayleen ranks #12,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,275 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 449 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,275 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 449
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dayleen's 449 recorded births place it above 82.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dayleen compares
449 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Dayleen's all-time total is 19% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayleen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 449 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dayleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dayleen's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 95, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dayleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Dayleen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (231 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Dayleen's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Dayleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
231 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 231 births (51% of all-time use).
Dayleen by state
Where Dayleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 77 | 17.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 10.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 2.4% |
77 of 449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dayleen's data
- Dayleen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (231 total births) through the 2020s (125) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dayleens (77 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dayleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Dayleen 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.