unisex name
Dailey
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 390
Dailey is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 73% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2016, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1903.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Dailey over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 18 |
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1930s | 25 |
| 1940s | 15 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1990s | 29 |
| 2000s | 95 |
| 2010s | 105 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 70 |
How popular is Dailey?
In 2025, Dailey was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Dailey 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 Dailey is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Daïley | Daïley is Dailey written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #5,425. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Dailey
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dailey also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dailey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dailey
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dailey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dailey
How popular is the name Dailey?
In 2025, Dailey was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dailey a girl's or a boy's name?
Dailey is used for both girls and boys. About 73% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Dailey?
Dailey has 2 syllables.
When was Dailey most popular?
Dailey peaked in 2016, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Dailey a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dailey currently ranks #7,337 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.