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Girl name

Daly

/ˈdeɪli/ · 87% girls · last recorded 2024

Daly has been given to about 356 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdeɪli/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 352
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Daly per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2002 · 21
  • Born in 20250
  • All time356

How popular is Daly?

Its best year was 2002, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 5500th. The typical living American called Daly is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Daly

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sally0.78
  2. Ally0.76
  3. Carly0.70
  4. Karly0.70
  5. Darcy0.64
  6. Darby0.64
  7. Dolly0.63
  8. Dalia0.61

Middle names for Daly

Ranked by flow score
  1. Daly Eve0.80
  2. Daly Elizabeth0.78
  3. Daly Josephine0.78
  4. Daly Anne0.78
  5. Daly Rose0.77
  6. Daly Louise0.77

Sibling names for Daly

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Misaelbrother · 0.78
  2. Kaelisister · 0.78
  3. Palomasister · 0.78
  4. Tracebrother · 0.77
  5. Thaliasister · 0.77
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.76

Where Daly is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Daly Anderson0.74
    2. Daly White0.72
    3. Daly Reyes0.72
    4. Daly Nguyen0.72
    5. Daly Moore0.72
    6. Daly Lee0.72

    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 Daly

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. 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.