Daylan Boy
How popular is Daylan?
#2,572 boy name in 2025
51 baby boys were named Daylan in the US in 2025, making it the 2572nd most popular boy name.
Daylan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,572 for boys (▼ 259 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 51 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,780 in 2015, #2,263 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (125 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,223 in 2003 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Daylan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Daylen family of names ranked #729 for boys in 2025 (#622 the year before), with 331 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daylen | 113 | 34% |
| Daylan | 51 | 15% |
| Daylon | 58 | 18% |
| Dallin | 35 | 11% |
| Dalen | 15 | 5% |
| Dallen | 17 | 5% |
| Dalyn | 13 | 4% |
| Dailen | 8 | 2% |
| Dallan | 5 | 2% |
| Dallon | 7 | 2% |
| Daylyn | 9 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Daylan is most popular
Babies named Daylan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 0.2 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Alabama: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
Daylan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 | #3,656 |
| 1980s | 106 | #2,508 |
| 1990s | 484 | #1,496 |
| 2000s | 1,030 | #1,223 |
| 2010s | 813 | #1,713 |
| 2020s | 371 | #1,980 |
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Questions
- Is Daylan a boy or girl name?
- Daylan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Daylan were boys.
- How popular is the name Daylan?
- 51 baby boys were named Daylan in the US in 2025, making it the 2572nd most popular boy name.
- When was Daylan most popular?
- Daylan peaked in 2008, when 125 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,223 in 2003.
- How many people are named Daylan?
- 2,913 babies have been named Daylan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,868 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Daylan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Daylan was most common in Mississippi, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.