Daylynn
A feminine name meaning "morning meadow" or "morning wood".
Name Census estimates that about 413 living Americans carry the first name Daylynn. It is a predominantly female name (90.4% of registrations). The average person named Daylynn today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daylynn births was 2009 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daylynn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
413
~ 1 in 829,914 Americans
Peak year
2009
30 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2023 SSA rank
#7,302
Tracked since 1993
Census
Daylynn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 382 people with the first name Daylynn, which placed it at #24,991 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,991
National first-name rank
People counted
382
382 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daylynn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daylynn is White at 62.8%. The next largest groups are Black (14.9%) and Two or More Races (8.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Daylynn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Daylynn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.8% · 240
- Black or African American14.9% · 57
- Two or more races8.6% · 33
- Hispanic or Latino8.4% · 32
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.6% · 10
Gender
Gender distribution for Daylynn
Daylynn leans heavily female at 90.4% of total registrations, but 40 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Daylynn as a male name
- Ranked #11,131 in 2023
- 6 male births in 2023
- Peak: 2009 (7 births)
Daylynn as a female name
- Ranked #7,302 in 2024
- 15 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2009 (23 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daylynn leans strongly female. 323 people counted with this name were female (86.4%), compared with 51 male bearers (13.6%).
Popularity
Daylynn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daylynn from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 181 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Daylynn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daylynn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Daylynn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Daylynn
The name Daylynn is a relatively modern English name that appears to have been created as a combination of the words "day" and "lynn." It does not have a traditional origin rooted in any specific language or culture.
The word "day" is derived from the Old English word "dæg," which in turn comes from the Proto-Germanic "dagaz." This word is also related to other Germanic language words like the Dutch "dag" and the German "Tag." The suffix "lynn" is a common English name element that may have evolved from the Welsh name "Llyn" or the English place name "Lynn."
There are no known historical references or appearances of the name Daylynn in ancient texts or religious scriptures. The name seems to have emerged in the late 20th or early 21st century as a creative combination of existing name elements.
Due to its modern nature, there are no well-known historical figures who bore the name Daylynn. However, here are a few individuals who have been recorded with this first name:
1. Daylynn Renay Brown, an American fashion model and social media influencer born in the late 1990s.
2. Daylynn Paxson, an American softball player who played for the University of Texas at Arlington in the early 2010s.
3. Daylynn Lizeth Deanda, a Mexican-American artist and painter based in California, active in the 2010s.
4. Daylynn Mabry, an American actress and filmmaker known for her work in independent films in the late 2000s and 2010s.
5. Daylynn Marie Contreras, an American child model and actress who appeared in commercials and short films in the early 2010s.
As the name Daylynn is a modern invention, its history and origins are relatively limited compared to traditional names with deeper linguistic roots and historical significance.
People
Daylynn + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Daylynn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daylynn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 413 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daylynn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 829,914 US residents.
Is Daylynn a common name?
We classify Daylynn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 418 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daylynn most popular?
The single biggest year for Daylynn was 2009, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daylynn is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Daylynn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 382 people with the name Daylynn, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,991 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Daylynn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Daylynn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daylynn leans strongly female. 323 people counted with this name were female (86.4%), compared with 51 male bearers (13.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Daylynn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daylynn is White at 62.8%. The next largest groups are Black (14.9%) and Two or More Races (8.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Daylynn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Daylynn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.8% (240 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Daylynn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Daylynn a female name?
Yes, 90.4% of people registered as Daylynn in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Daylynn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Daylynn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Daylynn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Daylynn?
You can see how many Americans are named Daylynn on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.