Fun Facts About the Name Daily
- 343 babies named Daily: U.S. records list 343 babies given the name Daily from 1880 through 2025. Even 73 boys received the name Daily - about 1 boy for every 4 girls.
What Does the Name Daily Mean?
Daily is an English word meaning "every day" or "occurring each day." The word descends from Middle English dayly and Old English dæglic, formed from dæg "day" plus the suffix -lic, which became modern -ly. As a personal name, Daily is understood as a word name and as a transferred surname.
One surname source is Irish: Ó Dálaigh, meaning "descendant of Dálach." Dálach is an old Irish personal name, probably related to dál, "assembly" or "gathering," though its exact sense is uncertain. The surname Daily is also an anglicized variant of Daly and Daley, so the Irish surname derivation and the English word derivation are separate strands rather than a single etymology.
Daily Name History & Origins
The English word daily has a recorded history from Old English dæglic, where it meant "of a day" or "occurring every day." In Middle English it appears as dayly, and the modern spelling daily follows the standard change of day plus -ly. Its use as a first name belongs to the practice of turning ordinary English words and surnames into given names; the word itself does not carry a separate religious or mythological tradition.
The Irish surname behind one form of Daily is Ó Dálaigh, "descendant of Dálach." In Gaelic Ireland the Ó Dálaigh family was known for hereditary poets and scholars, and the anglicized forms Daly, Daley, and Daily developed as spelling variants. The first-name use is a separate step from surname to given name rather than a reference to that family history.
How Popular is the Name Daily?
Daily has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #1,646 in 1910.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,376 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #6,427 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #8,152 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #9,851 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,030 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #7,642 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #6,483 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #7,943 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #14,750 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #8,105 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #15,011 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,503 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #11,489 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #8,742 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #10,598 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #11,684 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #12,869 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #7,154 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #8,350 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #14,917 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #10,895 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #11,550 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #13,056 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #12,112 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #12,742 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1962 | #4,171 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1927 | #3,525 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #3,480 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1924 | #4,489 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #4,366 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,596 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #4,492 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #4,110 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #4,044 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #3,493 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #2,990 | 6 | 0.0009% |
| 1910 | #1,646 | 5 | 0.0026% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Daily Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are strong in material matters, determined and stubborn. You have good business ability. You are a good worker, steady and practical, a builder who takes responsibility well. These qualities may bring you a position of authority and power. You are a doer, down-to-earth, serious-minded, reliable, and self-disciplined; have good power of concentration. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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