unisex name
Dalyn
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,344
Dalyn is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 29% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2000, when 58 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Dalyn started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1955.
Dalyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 57 |
| 1980s | 90 |
| 1990s | 299 |
| 2000s | 495 |
| 2010s | 251 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 90 |
How popular is Dalyn?
In 2025, Dalyn was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Dalyn 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.
Names that peaked alongside Dalyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dalyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dalyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dalyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dalyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dalyn
How popular is the name Dalyn?
In 2025, Dalyn was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dalyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Dalyn is used for both girls and boys. About 29% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Dalyn most popular?
Dalyn peaked in 2000, when 58 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Dalyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dalyn currently ranks #6,468 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Dalyn originally a boys' or girls' name?
Dalyn was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.