Dayn — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dayn

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Dayn between 1960 and 2012, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dayn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dayn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dayn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dayn 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 69 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.