How Many People Are Named Dailey?
An estimated 304 people in the United States have the first name Dailey. It is used for both genders, with 72.5% female. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Dailey peaked in popularity in 2016 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dailey 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 Dailey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
304
About 1 in 1,127,481 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
72.5% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2016
18 births
Total Registered
371
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dailey
Dailey is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (27.5%) and females (72.5%). Out of 371 total births registered, 102 were male and 269 were female.
Dailey as a male name
Ranked #12,591 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 1919 (7 births)
Dailey as a female name
Ranked #9,042 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (16 births)
Dailey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dailey span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 105 babies were registered. While Dailey is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dailey by Decade
How has Dailey 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.
Dailey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dailey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dailey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dailey?
We estimate approximately 304 people named Dailey 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 1,127,481 Americans share this first name.
Is Dailey a common name?
Dailey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 371 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dailey most popular?
Dailey reached peak popularity in 2016, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dailey is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dailey a female name?
Dailey is predominantly female. 72.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dailey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dailey Smith, Dailey Johnson, Dailey 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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