Recorded 1988–2017 Unisex name Peak 2000 89 births

Dayln — boys' name

89 babies named Dayln in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

89 boys have been named Dayln since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

89
total births
1988–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Dayln was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dayln in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dayln

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Dayln between 1988 and 2017, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dayln currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Dayln is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1998.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dayln performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dayln shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dayln 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 89 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.

Dayln at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

89

Since 1988

30 years of records

Peak year

2000

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1988

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2017

Dayln popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1988

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2000)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Dayln popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1998 (Dayln as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1998 6

Dayln by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
43 births that decade — 48% of Dayln's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dayln?
89 babies have been named Dayln since 1988. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2000 with 9 births.
When was Dayln most popular?
Dayln was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Is Dayln a unisex name?
Yes, Dayln is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 89 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Dayln been used?
Dayln has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 30 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Dayln?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayton, Daylen, Dayne, Daylon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1988–2017 (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.