Boys' name · since 1976
Dayman
Dayman has 10 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
10 boys have been named Dayman since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dayman has 10 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2005.
- #34,642 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayman ranks #34,642 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dayman's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dayman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dayman's full recorded timeline at 2005, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births.
Dayman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2005
- Peak year (1976)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Dayman by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Dayman's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Dayman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dayman's data
- Dayman's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Dayman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1976–2005 (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 Dayman 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.