Total births
89
Unisex name · since 1988
Dayln
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.
- 89
- total births
- 1988–2017
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
Dayln sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 89 recorded since 1988.
Dayln has 89 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2017.
- 89 total births
- 1988–2017 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Dayln's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dayln's full recorded timeline at 2004, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dayln at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Dayln popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2017
- Peak year (2000)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Dayln popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1998 (Dayln as girls' name)
Dayln by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Dayln's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Dayln births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dayln? ▼
Dayln has been given to 89 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 9 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
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.
What to do with Dayln's data
- Dayln's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 2010s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dayln
Nearby Names Like Dayln
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dayln
Dayton Boy
#1181 15,759 births
Daylen Boy
#1348 3,986 births
Dayne Boy
#4731 3,885 births
Daylon Boy
#2242 3,284 births
Daylan Boy
#2325 2,829 births
Compare Dayln side by side: Dayln vs Dayton Dayln vs Daylen Dayln vs Dayne
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1988–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dayln: Baby Name Since 1988 - 89 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dayln. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dayln 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 July 2026.