Daylan
Daylan was the 2576th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1225th; the most babies were born in 2008 (125). Over the last ten years it has moved down 794 places. More babies were named Daylan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,576 boys, down 304 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008125 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,913babies recorded
Daylan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 84 since 1992.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,576 | 51 |
| 2020 | #2,272 | 60 |
| 2010 | #1,719 | 89 |
| 2000 | #1,420 | 87 |
| 1990 | #4,223 | 13 |
| 1980 | #5,053 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Daylan, counting every spelling?
Daylan is a spelling of Daylen, a name family that ranked #870 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,576 for Daylan on its own. Together these spellings went to 263 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylen | 113 | #1,530 | 702 |
| Daylon | 58 | #2,365 | 325 |
| Daylan | 51 | #2,576 | 311 |
| Dailen | 8 | #9,091 | 70 |
| Daylyn | 9 | #8,409 | 48 |
| Daelin | 12 | #6,890 | 46 |
| Daelan | 12 | #6,889 | 31 |
| Dailan | — | — | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Daylan?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daylan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Daylan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 165 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daylan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daylan?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Daylan are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Daylan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Daylan by state
How common Daylan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.6×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Daylan
How popular is the name Daylan?
Daylan was the 2576th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1225th; the most babies were born in 2008 (125). Over the last ten years it has moved down 794 places. More babies were named Daylan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Daylan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Daylan in the US.
Where is Daylan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Daylan was most common in Mississippi (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Texas.