Is Daley a boy or girl name?

Daley is a unisex name. Of the 624 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 75.6% were girls and 24.4% were boys.

Daley

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Daley was most popular in 2002, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,001 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 624 people named Daley.

Daley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Daley’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Daley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Daley is a unisex name — 75.6% of the 624 Americans given it were girls and 24.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 64% girls and 36% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org