Fun Facts About the Name Dailyn
- More than 2 thousand babies named Dailyn: U.S. records list 2,288 babies given the name Dailyn from 1880 through 2025. Even 415 boys received the name Dailyn - about 1 boy for every 5 girls.
What Does the Name Dailyn Mean?
Dailyn is an English given name, used mainly for girls, for which no securely documented meaning is on record. It does not appear in the standard etymological dictionaries of English personal names, so the explanations that circulate for it are proposals rather than established derivations.
The reading given most often takes the first element as Day-, from Old English dæg, "day" - the same word that lies behind the surname and place-name element Day and names such as Dayton - combined with the feminine ending -lyn. A second proposal treats the first element as Dale, from Old English dæl, "valley." The Old English words themselves are genuine, but there is no documented line of descent from either one to this name. A third suggestion, a link to Welsh dail, "leaves," has no supporting evidence.
Dailyn Name History & Origins
Dailyn follows the pattern of English names ending in -lyn. That ending reached English through names such as Evelyn, Madeline, and Marilyn, in which it goes back to diminutive endings absorbed from French and Germanic naming in the Middle Ages. Once those names were familiar, -lyn began to be used as an ending in its own right, and it was attached to short first elements to form names such as Kaylyn, Ashlyn, and Braelyn. Dailyn belongs to that later group, which is why its first element has no documented source.
The name appears in several spellings, among them Daylyn, Daelyn, Daylin, and Dalyn. It is used chiefly for girls in the United States. Because the first element is short and no older form of the name is documented in English, Irish, or Welsh naming, no agreed etymology exists for it.
How Popular is the Name Dailyn?
Dailyn 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 2020. Its best rank was #1,139 in 2020.
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 | #2,700 | 64 | 0.0040% |
| 2024 | #2,457 | 73 | 0.0045% |
| 2023 | #2,235 | 84 | 0.0052% |
| 2022 | #1,886 | 107 | 0.0065% |
| 2021 | #1,499 | 141 | 0.0086% |
| 2020 | #1,139 | 208 | 0.0129% |
| 2019 | #1,350 | 168 | 0.0100% |
| 2018 | #2,016 | 97 | 0.0057% |
| 2017 | #2,440 | 74 | 0.0043% |
| 2016 | #2,710 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 2015 | #3,668 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2014 | #3,240 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2013 | #3,052 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2012 | #3,729 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2011 | #3,235 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2010 | #3,372 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2009 | #3,688 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 2008 | #4,568 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2007 | #2,831 | 64 | 0.0033% |
| 2006 | #4,087 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2005 | #3,133 | 50 | 0.0027% |
| 2004 | #3,841 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #3,675 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2002 | #4,525 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #4,345 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2000 | #5,028 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #5,271 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #5,630 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #5,264 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #6,136 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #7,156 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #12,131 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #7,122 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #6,728 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #10,467 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #9,369 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,433 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #4,439 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #4,772 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #7,881 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #4,966 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #4,299 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #4,512 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #6,784 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #5,335 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #5,603 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #5,796 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #6,371 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #6,696 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #6,054 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #4,850 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #4,711 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #5,612 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #5,537 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #7,707 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #5,583 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #5,933 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #7,079 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #5,085 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #5,466 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #5,746 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #8,370 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #7,730 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #6,737 | 8 | 0.0004% |
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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