Boys' name · since 1943
Daylon
Daylon has 3,284 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,379 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,372 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,284
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,284 babies have been named Daylon since 1943, making it today's #2372 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Daylon recorded 3,284 times among boys since 1943, holding rank #2372 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, 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 1943 to 2025.
- #2,379 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,372 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,284 born since 1943
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daylon ranks #2,379 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,372 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,284 born since 1943, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,379 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,372 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,284
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daylon's 3,284 recorded births place it above 94.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Daylon compares
3,284 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Daylon's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daylon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,284 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 154 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daylon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daylon's full recorded timeline at 1993, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 154 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daylon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 154
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Daylon popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1998 (Daylon as girls' name)
Daylon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,187 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Daylon's strongest decade.
1,187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Daylon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 84
1970s
84 births
- 1980s 153
1980s
153 births
- 1990s
1990s
717 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,187 births
- 2010s
2010s
681 births
- 2020s 396
2020s
396 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,187 births (36% of all-time use).
How Daylon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daylon's total volume
Daylon by state
Where Daylon concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 517 | 15.7% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 281 | 8.6% |
| #3 | California | | 141 | 4.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 79 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 70 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 61 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 60 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 56 | 1.7% |
517 of 3,284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Daylon appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daylon's data
- Daylon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,187 total births) through the 2020s (396) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Daylons (517 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daylon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Daylon 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.