Is Daelyn a boy or girl name?
Daelyn is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 73 girls and 40 boys were named Daelyn, so 64.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 66.6% of the 2,398 US babies named Daelyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,051
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,456
- Babies named Daelyn since 1986
- 2,398
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 130 babies
Boys and girls named Daelyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1990s | 25 | 125 | 83.3% |
| 2000s | 222 | 510 | 69.7% |
| 2010s | 367 | 607 | 62.3% |
| 2020s | 186 | 351 | 65.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40 | #3,051 | 73 | #2,456 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,236 | 86 | #2,196 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,225 | 58 | #2,902 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,254 | 61 | #2,787 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,146 | 73 | #2,397 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,363 | 71 | #2,487 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,808 | 49 | #3,258 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,258 | 51 | #3,159 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,118 | 62 | #2,772 |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,927 | 65 | #2,720 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,166 | 50 | #3,239 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,423 | 54 | #3,051 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,124 | 54 | #3,107 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,061 | 93 | #2,073 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,970 | 58 | #2,946 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,569 | 74 | #2,536 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,292 | 64 | #2,810 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,320 | 65 | #2,794 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,698 | 44 | #3,575 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,736 | 45 | #3,377 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,054 | 40 | #3,644 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,307 | 44 | #3,307 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,369 | 35 | #3,748 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,485 | 57 | #2,642 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,623 | 42 | #3,224 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,216 | 36 | #3,454 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,724 | 32 | #3,669 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,716 | 23 | #4,545 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,910 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,789 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,130 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,325 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Daelyn reached #2,808 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #2,073 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Daelyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.