Girls' name · since 1939
Daylene
Since 1939, U.S. Social Security records show 532 babies named Daylene, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,390 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 532
- born since 1939
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daylene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 532 have been recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Daylene recorded 532 times among girls since 1939, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2024.
- #11,390 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 532 born since 1939
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daylene ranks #11,390 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 532 born since 1939, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,390 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 532
- born since 1939
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daylene's 532 recorded births place it above 84.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Daylene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daylene splits its recorded history at 1982: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1939 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daylene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Daylene by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (97 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Daylene's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Daylene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
61 births
- 1960s
1960s
91 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 97 births (18% of all-time use).
How Daylene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Daylene's total volume
Daylene by state
Where Daylene concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 8.1% |
43 of 532 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daylene's data
- Daylene's decade-level peak was the 2000s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Daylenes (43 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 Daylene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1939–2024 (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 Daylene 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.