Boys' name · since 1960
Dayn
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Dayn, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,901 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 69 recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayn has been recorded 69 times among boys since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2012.
- #19,901 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 69 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayn ranks #19,901 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,901 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayn's 69 recorded births place it above 56.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dayn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dayn's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dayn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2012
- Peak year (1987)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Dayn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (27 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Dayn's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Dayn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 27 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Dayn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dayn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1960–2012 (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 Dayn 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.