Is Dalyn a boy or girl name?

Dalyn is a unisex name. Of the 1,306 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 29.8% were girls and 70.2% were boys.

Dalyn

Recorded 1955–2025 · United States

Dalyn was most popular in 2000, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,334 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,306 people named Dalyn.

Dalyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dalyn’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dalyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dalyn is a unisex name — 29.8% of the 1,306 Americans given it were girls and 70.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 12% girls and 88% 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