US rank #15492 Girls' name Peak 2009 532 births

Daylene — #15492 US girls' name

532 babies named Daylene in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s211950s611960s911970s841980s551990s512000s972010s522020s15
#15492
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Daylene was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

16 babies were named Daylene in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daylene

The Social Security Administration has registered 532 babies named Daylene between 1939 and 2024, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daylene currently holds the #15492 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daylene performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Daylene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Daylene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daylene 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 532 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.

Daylene at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

532

Since 1939

86 years of records

Peak year

2009

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,492

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1939

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daylene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1939

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
16
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
05101520 202420102001198819771968195819461939 5

Daylene by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
97 births that decade — 18% of Daylene's all-time total
1930s51940s211950s611960s911970s841980s551990s512000s972010s522020s15

Daylene by state

Where Daylene concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Daylene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
43 8.1%
California share of Daylene's total US births 8.1%

43 of 532 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daylene?
532 babies have been named Daylene since 1939. It currently ranks #15492 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 16 births.
When was Daylene most popular?
Daylene was most popular in the 2000s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Daylene most popular?
The top states for the name Daylene are California (43 births).
How long has the name Daylene been used?
Daylene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 86 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daylene?
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, 1939–2024 (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.