Unisex name · since 1979
Daylen
Daylen has 3,986 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,536 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,986
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daylen currently ranks #1536 among unisex names in America, with 3,986 babies recorded since 1979.
Daylen has 3,986 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1536 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, 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 1979 to 2025.
- #2,094 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,536 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,986 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daylen ranks #2,094 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,536 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,986 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,536 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,986
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daylen's 3,986 recorded births place it above 95.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Daylen compares
3,986 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Daylen's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,986 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 201 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daylen's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 201, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 201
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Daylen popularity over time - girls
344 total births recorded since 1996 (Daylen as girls' name)
Daylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,555 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Daylen's strongest decade.
1,555 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Daylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 317
1990s
317 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,218 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,555 births
- 2020s
2020s
841 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,555 births (39% of all-time use).
How Daylen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daylen's total volume
Daylen by state
Where Daylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 359 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 277 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 207 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 183 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 183 | 4.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 143 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 134 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 134 | 3.4% |
359 of 3,986 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Daylen appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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- Daylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,555 total births) through the 2020s (841) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Daylens (359 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Daylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Daylen 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.