Daylon Boy
How popular is Daylon?
#2,363 boy name in 2025
58 baby boys were named Daylon in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name.
Daylon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,363 for boys (▼ 127 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 58 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,411 in 2015, #1,996 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2002 (154 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,007 in 2002 |
| First recorded | 1943 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Daylon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Daylen family of names ranked #729 for boys in 2025 (#622 the year before), with 331 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daylen | 113 | 34% |
| Daylan | 51 | 15% |
| Daylon | 58 | 18% |
| Dallin | 35 | 11% |
| Dalen | 15 | 5% |
| Dallen | 17 | 5% |
| Dalyn | 13 | 4% |
| Dailen | 8 | 2% |
| Dallan | 5 | 2% |
| Dallon | 7 | 2% |
| Daylyn | 9 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Daylon is most popular
Babies named Daylon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.2 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Alabama: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (45 boys)
Daylon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #3,537 |
| 1950s | 19 | #3,093 |
| 1960s | 42 | #3,317 |
| 1970s | 84 | #3,069 |
| 1980s | 153 | #2,503 |
| 1990s | 717 | #1,098 |
| 2000s | 1,187 | #1,007 |
| 2010s | 681 | #1,601 |
| 2020s | 396 | #1,996 |
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Questions
- Is Daylon a boy or girl name?
- Daylon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Daylon were boys.
- How popular is the name Daylon?
- 58 baby boys were named Daylon in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name.
- When was Daylon most popular?
- Daylon peaked in 2002, when 154 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,007 in 2002.
- How many people are named Daylon?
- 3,294 babies have been named Daylon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,219 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Daylon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Daylon was most common in Louisiana, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.