Unisex name · since 1922
Dayne
3,885 babies named Dayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,146 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,069 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,885
- born since 1922
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayne currently ranks #5069 among unisex names in America, with 3,885 babies recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayne has been recorded 3,885 times among boys since 1922, currently ranked #5069 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, 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 1922 to 2025.
- #2,146 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,069 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,885 born since 1922
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayne ranks #2,146 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,069 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,885 born since 1922, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,146 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,069 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,885
- born since 1922
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayne's 3,885 recorded births place it above 95.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dayne compares
3,885 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Dayne's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayne | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,885 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 148 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dayne's full recorded timeline at 1978, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 148 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dayne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 148
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Dayne popularity over time - girls
206 total births recorded since 1946 (Dayne as girls' name)
Dayne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,172 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Dayne's strongest decade.
1,172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Dayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 30
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 75
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 187
1950s
187 births
- 1960s 239
1960s
239 births
- 1970s 222
1970s
222 births
- 1980s
1980s
476 births
- 1990s
1990s
797 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,172 births
- 2010s
2010s
511 births
- 2020s 142
2020s
142 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,172 births (30% of all-time use).
How Dayne 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 Dayne's total volume
Dayne by state
Where Dayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 215 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 200 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 144 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 93 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 65 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 52 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 49 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 40 | 1.0% |
215 of 3,885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Dayne appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dayne's data
- Dayne's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,172 total births); usage has since declined to 142 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Daynes (215 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Dayne 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.