Fun Facts About the Name Daylin
- More than 3 thousand babies named Daylin: U.S. records list 3,822 babies given the name Daylin from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 1,843 boys received the name Daylin.
What Does the Name Daylin Mean?
Daylin is a modern English given name, used mainly in the United States, and its meaning is uncertain. It does not come down from an older name with a recorded etymology; it is built on the pattern of English names ending in -lin or -lyn, such as Kaylin, Jaylin, and Braylin. If you read the spelling literally, the first element looks like the English word day, but nothing shows that the word is the source, and the ending -lin serves here as a name suffix rather than as a separate word with its own sense. Spellings such as Daylen and Dalyn are treated as versions of the same name, and some families may intend a link to the Welsh name Dylan, but Dylan comes from different Welsh elements and a similar sound by itself does not show a shared origin.
Daylin Name History & Origins
Daylin belongs to a group of English-language names formed with the -lin/-lyn ending that became common in the United States in the later 20th century, along with Kaylin, Jaylin, and Braylin. Names of this kind are usually made by pairing a short, familiar syllable with that ending, and the spelling is often chosen freely, which produces clusters such as Daylin, Daylen, Daylyn, and Dalyn. That range of spellings is typical of a name that has not settled on one standard form.
Because Daylin is not derived from an older language, it carries no classical, biblical, or saint's tradition, and there are no older forms of it in Old English, Welsh, or any other language to point to. Its use is confined largely to English-speaking countries, above all the United States, and it is given to both boys and girls.
How Popular is the Name Daylin?
Daylin 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 #1,519 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 | #2,261 | 81 | 0.0050% |
| 2024 | #1,692 | 120 | 0.0074% |
| 2023 | #1,626 | 128 | 0.0080% |
| 2022 | #1,604 | 132 | 0.0081% |
| 2021 | #1,915 | 103 | 0.0063% |
| 2020 | #1,519 | 140 | 0.0087% |
| 2019 | #1,789 | 114 | 0.0068% |
| 2018 | #2,386 | 76 | 0.0045% |
| 2017 | #2,974 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 2016 | #3,068 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 2015 | #2,941 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 2014 | #3,381 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2013 | #2,877 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 2012 | #2,875 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2011 | #2,595 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 2010 | #2,548 | 72 | 0.0041% |
| 2009 | #2,429 | 79 | 0.0043% |
| 2008 | #2,593 | 72 | 0.0038% |
| 2007 | #2,574 | 72 | 0.0037% |
| 2006 | #3,027 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2005 | #3,526 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 2004 | #3,921 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #3,611 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2002 | #4,528 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #5,633 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #4,560 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #4,905 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #5,634 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #4,695 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #7,252 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #6,344 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #9,009 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #6,724 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #8,920 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #11,870 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #11,756 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #11,740 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #11,059 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,949 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 2024 | #2,442 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 2023 | #2,485 | 54 | 0.0032% |
| 2022 | #2,498 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 2021 | #2,282 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 2020 | #2,809 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2019 | #2,319 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 2018 | #2,809 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2017 | #2,248 | 59 | 0.0032% |
| 2016 | #2,667 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2015 | #2,196 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 2014 | #1,909 | 76 | 0.0040% |
| 2013 | #2,142 | 62 | 0.0033% |
| 2012 | #2,242 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 2011 | #1,888 | 74 | 0.0039% |
| 2010 | #1,645 | 95 | 0.0050% |
| 2009 | #1,548 | 106 | 0.0053% |
| 2008 | #1,904 | 76 | 0.0037% |
| 2007 | #1,798 | 81 | 0.0039% |
| 2006 | #1,897 | 71 | 0.0035% |
| 2005 | #2,248 | 53 | 0.0027% |
| 2004 | #2,428 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 2003 | #1,890 | 62 | 0.0031% |
| 2002 | #1,746 | 66 | 0.0034% |
| 2001 | #1,939 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2000 | #2,201 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 1999 | #2,517 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1998 | #2,568 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1997 | #3,184 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1996 | #2,944 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #3,038 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #3,354 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #5,434 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #3,789 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #5,181 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #8,167 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #5,905 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #5,465 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #6,582 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #5,683 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,267 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #5,281 | 6 | 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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