US rank #8594 Unisex name Peak 2023 263 births

Daylyn — #8594 US boys' name

263 babies named Daylyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s952010s1002020s49
#8594
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Daylyn was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

17 babies were named Daylyn in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daylyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 263 babies named Daylyn between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daylyn currently holds the #8594 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Daylyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 248 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daylyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Daylyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Daylyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daylyn 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 263 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.

Daylyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

263

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2023

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,594

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daylyn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
17
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200319991995 6

Daylyn popularity over time — girls

248 total births recorded since 1982 (Daylyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 248 births
46810121416 20232017201320082004200019961982 5

Daylyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
100 births that decade — 38% of Daylyn's all-time total
1990s192000s952010s1002020s49

Daylyn by state

Where Daylyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Daylyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.3%
Texas share of Daylyn's total US births 2.3%

6 of 263 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daylyn?
263 babies have been named Daylyn since 1995. It currently ranks #8594 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 17 births.
When was Daylyn most popular?
Daylyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Daylyn most popular?
The top states for the name Daylyn are Texas (6 births).
Is Daylyn a unisex name?
Yes, Daylyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 263 births, and as a girl's name it has 248 births.
How long has the name Daylyn been used?
Daylyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daylyn?
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.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.