US rank #1345 Unisex name Peak 2010 3,872 births

Daylen — #1345 US boys' name

3,872 babies named Daylen in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1345
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 91% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Daylen was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

201 babies were named Daylen in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daylen

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,872 babies named Daylen between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daylen currently holds the #1345 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 201 babies received it in a single year. Daylen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 333 additional births since 1996.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daylen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,554 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Daylen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 348 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Daylen in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daylen 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 3,872 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.

Daylen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,872

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2010

201 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,345

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daylen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
201
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Daylen popularity over time — girls

333 total births recorded since 1996 (Daylen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 333 births
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Daylen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,554 births that decade — 40% of Daylen's all-time total
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Daylen by state

Where Daylen concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Daylen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
348 9.0%
#2 California
272 7.0%
#3 Georgia
196 5.1%
#4 Ohio
183 4.7%
#5 Florida
178 4.6%
#6 North Carolina
137 3.5%
#7 Louisiana
134 3.5%
#8 Mississippi
126 3.3%
Texas share of Daylen's total US births 9.0%
Even split

348 of 3,872 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Daylen appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daylen?
3,872 babies have been named Daylen since 1979. It currently ranks #1345 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 201 births.
When was Daylen most popular?
Daylen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,554 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Daylen most popular?
The top states for the name Daylen are Texas (348 births), California (272 births), Georgia (196 births).
Is Daylen a unisex name?
Yes, Daylen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 3,872 births, and as a girl's name it has 333 births.
How long has the name Daylen been used?
Daylen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daylen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayton, Dayne, Daylon, Daylan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.