Unisex name · since 1985
Daylin
Daylin has 1,979 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,735 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,265 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,979
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,979 babies have been named Daylin since 1985, making it today's #2265 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Daylin recorded 1,979 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #2265 nationally today, ahead of 87% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #4,735 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,265 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,979 born since 1985
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daylin ranks #4,735 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,265 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,979 born since 1985, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,735 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,265 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,979
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
Daylin's 1,979 recorded births place it above 93.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Daylin compares
1,979 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Daylin's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daylin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,979 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 140 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daylin's full recorded timeline at 2007, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 140 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daylin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 140
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Daylin popularity over time - boys
1,845 total births recorded since 1977 (Daylin as boys' name)
Daylin by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (704 births, 36% of the file).
2020s was Daylin's strongest decade.
704 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Daylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 131
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
469 births
- 2010s
2010s
665 births
- 2020s
2020s
704 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 704 births (36% of all-time use).
How Daylin 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 Daylin's total volume
Daylin by state
Where Daylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 280 | 14.1% |
| #2 | California | | 234 | 11.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 104 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 47 | 2.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 36 | 1.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 29 | 1.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 29 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 24 | 1.2% |
280 of 1,979 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Daylin appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Daylins (280 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Daylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Daylin 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.