Dailan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAY-len
- Origin
- Modern
Dailan is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Dailan come from?
Modern: spelling of Dailen, itself a variant of Dalen or Daylen
Meaning borrowed from Dailen.
Is Dailan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dailan is a boys' name.
How popular is Dailan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Dailan in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dailan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Dailan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Kayden Finnegan Keegan Brayden Ronan Deacon Aiden Deegan Brecken Braylen Rayden
Names related to Dailan
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dailan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dailan, updated 20 October 2026.