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Unisex name

Dailey

/ˈdeɪli/ · 74% girls, 26% boys · 15 born in 2025

Dailey has been given to about 385 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdeɪli/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 331
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dailey per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 18
  • Born in 202515
  • All time385

How popular is Dailey?

Its best year was 2016, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 8502nd. The typical living American called Dailey is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Dailey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hailey0.88
  2. Bailey0.88
  3. Kailey0.88
  4. Hayley0.79
  5. Paisley0.79
  6. Kayley0.79
  7. Haisley0.79
  8. Lainey0.75

Middle names for Dailey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dailey Anne0.81
  2. Dailey Catherine0.78
  3. Dailey Josephine0.78
  4. Dailey Rose0.77
  5. Dailey Marie0.77
  6. Dailey Grace0.77

Sibling names for Dailey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.82
  2. Cielosister · 0.81
  3. Soleilsister · 0.81
  4. Jahmirbrother · 0.81
  5. Kyrenbrother · 0.81
  6. Bryerbrother · 0.81

Where Dailey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dailey Anderson0.77
    2. Dailey White0.72
    3. Dailey Nguyen0.72
    4. Dailey Moore0.72
    5. Dailey Hill0.72
    6. Dailey Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dailey

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.