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Unisex name

Dalyn

30% girls, 70% boys · 13 born in 2025

Dalyn has been given to about 1,306 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,234
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dalyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 58
  • Born in 202513
  • All time1,306

How popular is Dalyn?

Its best year was 2000, when 58 babies were given the name, ranking 6273rd. The typical living American called Dalyn is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Dalyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kalyn0.85
  2. Jalyn0.85
  3. Adalyn0.80
  4. Allyn0.81
  5. Dallin0.80
  6. Jaclyn0.75
  7. Katlyn0.75
  8. Jazlyn0.75

Middle names for Dalyn

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

Sibling names for Dalyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.84
  2. Tracebrother · 0.84
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.84
  4. Hallesister · 0.83
  5. Palomasister · 0.83
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.83

Where Dalyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dalyn Anderson0.74
    2. Dalyn White0.72
    3. Dalyn Reyes0.72
    4. Dalyn Moore0.72
    5. Dalyn Lee0.72
    6. Dalyn Hill0.72

    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 Dalyn

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

    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.