Boy or Girl

Is Daylan a boy or girl name?

Daylan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 61 boys were named Daylan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.9% of the 2,861 US babies named Daylan were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#2,312
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Daylan since 1971
2,861
Most popular year
2006
132 babies
Babies named Daylan each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Daylan from 1971 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Daylan, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s2500%
1980s10600%
1990s484224.3%
2000s1,030423.9%
2010s812202.4%
2020s32000%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202461#2,3120–
202374#2,0320–
202277#1,9840–
202148#2,6600–
202060#2,2690–
201974#1,9800–
201871#2,0350–
201781#1,8310–
201685#1,7920–
201585#1,7820–
201487#1,7346#15,043
201374#1,9057#13,526
201280#1,8350–
201186#1,7230–
201089#1,7197#13,841
200986#1,7630–
2008125#1,3650–
200787#1,7230–
2006123#1,3329#11,673
2005104#1,4200–
200499#1,4277#13,099
2003119#1,2250–
2002107#1,2738#11,392
200193#1,3739#10,319
200087#1,4209#10,100
199963#1,6738#10,594
199862#1,6700–
199770#1,5010–
199657#1,6740–
199551#1,7397#10,789
199455#1,6470–
199337#2,1310–
199244#1,8527#10,774
199132#2,2450–
199013#4,2230–
198912#4,3310–
198814#3,5620–
198710#4,3190–
198621#2,5350–
198510#4,1190–
198410#3,9920–
19838#4,5970–
19826#5,8100–
19818#4,6170–
19807#5,0530–
19795#6,2650–
19786#5,2030–
19770–0–
19760–0–
19756#4,9400–
19740–0–
19730–0–
19720–0–
19718#3,7350–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Daylan reached #1,225 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #10,100 in 2000. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Daylan

Compare Daylan with another nameTry Daylan with your surnameTop names of 2006More names starting with D

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.