boy's name
Dailan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Births on record 160
Dailan is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2001, when 13 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Dailan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 80 |
| 2010s | 37 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 28 |
How popular is Dailan?
In 2024, Dailan was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Dailan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Dailan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Daïlan | Daïlan is Dailan written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #4,561. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Dailan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dailan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dailan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dailan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dailan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dailan
How popular is the name Dailan?
In 2024, Dailan was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Dailan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dailan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Dailan most popular?
Dailan peaked in 2001, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.