Spellings
Daylin or Daylen?
In the US in 2025, 23% of babies in this name family were spelled Daylin and 21% Daylen. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Daylin23% of the family123 born in 2025#2,256 among girls+37% since 2015Daylen21% of the family113 born in 2025#1,529 among boys−19% since 2015Daelyn19% of the family101 born in 2025#3,100 among girls−20% since 2015Dailyn15% of the family81 born in 2025#2,691 among girls+52% since 2015Daylon11% of the family58 born in 2025#2,363 among boys+9% since 2015Daylan10% of the family51 born in 2025#2,572 among boys−40% since 2015
Ten years ago
The order has flipped. In 2015, Daylen led with 31% of the family's births; in 2025, Daylin leads with 19%. All spellings together, the family went from 443 to 419 births (−5%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylin | 59 | 81 | +37% |
| Daylen | 139 | 113 | −19% |
| Daelyn | 65 | 52 | −20% |
| Dailyn | 42 | 64 | +52% |
| Daylon | 53 | 58 | +9% |
| Daylan | 85 | 51 | −40% |
How they sound
- Daylin /ˈdeɪlɪn/ (DAY-lin)
- Daylen /ˈdeɪlən/ (DAY-len)
- Daelyn /ˈdeɪlɪn/ (DAY-lin)
- Dailyn /ˈdeɪlɪn/ (DAY-lin)
- Daylon /ˈdeɪlən/ (DAY-lun)
- Daylan /ˈdeɪlən/ (DAY-lun)
In France
In France in 2025: Daylon 5 births and Daylan 10 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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