Daylon
Daylon was the 2365th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1009th with 154 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 51 places. More babies were named Daylon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,365 boys, down 361 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002154 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,294babies recorded
Daylon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1998.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,365 | 58 |
| 2020 | #2,004 | 71 |
| 2010 | #1,668 | 93 |
| 2000 | #1,144 | 121 |
| 1990 | #2,565 | 26 |
| 1980 | #6,462 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,751 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Daylon, counting every spelling?
Daylon is a spelling of Daylen, a name family that ranked #870 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,365 for Daylon 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 Daylon?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daylon (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Daylon 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 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daylon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daylon?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Daylon are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 13 and 28. That makes Daylon 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.
Daylon by state
How common Daylon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (6.0×). In 44 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 Daylon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Daylon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Daylon
How popular is the name Daylon?
Daylon was the 2365th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1009th with 154 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 51 places. More babies were named Daylon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Daylon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Daylon in the US.
Where is Daylon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Daylon was most common in Louisiana (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Alabama.