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.

#18,149 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 1988
2000s
peak 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.

  • #18,149 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 89 born since 1988
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayln ranks #18,149 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,149 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dayln's 89 recorded births place it above 59.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2000)
9
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
45678910 19881994200020022005200920122017 6

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

2000s is the heaviest window (43 births, 48% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #18,149 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 9 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
Where does Dayln sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayln ranks #18,149 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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
#1098 15,759 births
Daylen Boy
#1536 3,986 births
Dayne Boy
#5069 3,885 births
Daylon Boy
#2372 3,284 births
Daylan Boy
#2586 2,829 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dayln: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2017 (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 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 August 2026.