How Many People Are Named Dailan?
An estimated 148 people in the United States have the first name Dailan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Dailan peaked in popularity in 2001 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dailan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dailan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
148
About 1 in 2,315,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2001
13 births
Total Registered
150
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dailan
Dailan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 150 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dailan as a male name
Ranked #9,143 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (13 births)
Dailan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dailan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 80 babies were registered. While Dailan is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dailan by Decade
How has Dailan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dailan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dailan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dailan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dailan?
We estimate approximately 148 people named Dailan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,315,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Dailan a common name?
Dailan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 150 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dailan most popular?
Dailan reached peak popularity in 2001, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dailan is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dailan a male name?
Dailan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dailan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dailan Smith, Dailan Johnson, Dailan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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