Is Daylon a boy or girl name?

Daylon is a boy’s name. Of the 3,294 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.3% were girls and 99.7% were boys.

Daylon

Recorded 1943–2025 · United States

Daylon was most popular in 2002, when 154 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,251 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,081, with 58 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,294 people named Daylon.

Daylon over time

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

Is Daylon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Daylon is a boy’s name — 0.3% of the 3,294 Americans given it were girls and 99.7% 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 Daylon

Where Daylon 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