Total births
35
Girls' name · since 2006
Dayleigh
35 babies named Dayleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 35
- total births
- 2006–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Dayleigh sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 35 recorded since 2006.
Dayleigh has 35 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2006 to 2022.
- 35 total births
- 2006–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
35 girls have been named Dayleigh since 2006, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 35
- total births
- 2006–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Dayleigh was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
8 babies were named Dayleigh in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Dayleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dayleigh's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dayleigh at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2006
Dayleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2022
- Peak year (2006)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Dayleigh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Dayleigh's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Dayleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dayleigh? ▼
35 babies have been named Dayleigh since 2006. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 8 births.
When was Dayleigh most popular? ▼
Dayleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Dayleigh been used? ▼
Dayleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 17 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Dayleigh? ▼
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.
What to do with Dayleigh's data
- Dayleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2020s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dayleigh
Nearby Names Like Dayleigh
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dayleigh
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Dayna Girl
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Dayanara Girl
#3422 6,568 births
Dayanna Girl
#1806 3,916 births
Daysha Girl
#3846 2,660 births
Compare Dayleigh side by side: Dayleigh vs Dayana Dayleigh vs Dayna Dayleigh vs Dayanara
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2006–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dayleigh: Baby Name Since 2006 - 35 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dayleigh. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dayleigh 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 July 2026.