How Many People Are Named Daylon?
An estimated 3,171 people in the United States have the first name Daylon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Daylon peaked in popularity in 2002 with 154 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daylon 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 Daylon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,171
About 1 in 108,090 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2002
154 births
Total Registered
3,236
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daylon
Daylon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,236 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Daylon as a male name
Ranked #2,234 in 2024
64 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (154 births)
Daylon as a female name
Ranked #14,994 in 1999
5 female births in 1999
Peak: 1998 (5 births)
Daylon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daylon span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,187 babies were registered. Daylon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daylon by Decade
How has Daylon 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.
Daylon by State
Birth registrations for Daylon span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, California. The lowest are in Utah, South Carolina, Michigan. On average, about 72 Daylons were registered per state.
Daylon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daylon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Daylon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daylon?
We estimate approximately 3,171 people named Daylon 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 108,090 Americans share this first name.
Is Daylon a common name?
Daylon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,236 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daylon most popular?
Daylon reached peak popularity in 2002, when 154 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daylon is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daylon a male name?
Daylon is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daylon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daylon Smith, Daylon Johnson, Daylon 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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