Is Daylan a boy or girl name?

Daylan is a boy’s name. Of the 2,913 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.9% were girls and 97.1% were boys.

Daylan

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Daylan was most popular in 2006, when 132 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,838 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,540, with 51 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,913 people named Daylan.

Daylan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Daylan’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Daylan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Daylan is a boy’s name — 2.9% of the 2,913 Americans given it were girls and 97.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Daylan

Where Daylan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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