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Daylan

97% boys · 51 born in 2025

Daylan has been given to about 2,913 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,799
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Daylan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 132
  • Born in 202551
  • All time2,913

How popular is Daylan?

Its best year was 2006, when 132 babies were given the name, ranking 1332nd. The typical living American called Daylan is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Daylan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Raylan0.88
  2. Jaylan0.88
  3. Kaylan0.88
  4. Dylan0.80
  5. Alan0.75
  6. Allan0.75
  7. Dillan0.77
  8. Dilan0.77

Middle names for Daylan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Daylan John0.77
  2. Daylan Lee0.77
  3. Daylan Bryce0.76
  4. Daylan Ross0.76
  5. Daylan Quinn0.76
  6. Daylan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Daylan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Misaelbrother · 0.92
  2. Palomasister · 0.92
  3. Samirasister · 0.91
  4. Hanasister · 0.91
  5. Alonsobrother · 0.91
  6. Tracebrother · 0.91

Where Daylan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Daylan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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