Daylen
Daylen was the 1530th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 113 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 981st with 201 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 247 places. More babies were named Daylen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,530 boys, down 233 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 113boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010201 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,330babies recorded
Daylen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,007 | #1,530 | 11 | 113 |
| 2020 | #9,735 | #1,297 | 10 | 139 |
| 2010 | #5,142 | #981 | 27 | 201 |
| 2000 | #9,331 | #1,392 | 10 | 90 |
| 1990 | — | #7,385 | — | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Daylen, counting every spelling?
Daylen is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #870 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,530 for Daylen 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 Daylen?
113 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daylen (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Daylen 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 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daylen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daylen?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Daylen are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 20. That makes Daylen 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.
Daylen by state
How common Daylen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (7.4×), Georgia (3.3×), Maryland (3.1×), Alabama (2.8×), North Carolina (1.6×). In 30 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
These names rose and fell in step with Daylen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Daylen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Daylen
How popular is the name Daylen?
Daylen was the 1530th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 113 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 981st with 201 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 247 places. More babies were named Daylen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Daylen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Daylen in the US.
Where is Daylen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Daylen was most common in Mississippi (0.60 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Maryland.