Daylene
Feminine
Daylene joins the bright Day- to the soft -lene of Darlene, making a two-syllable name with the stress at the end. It is cheerful and gentle.
How old is the name Daylene?
Daylene first appears in US birth records in 1939 — 86 years ago. The typical Daylene alive today was born around 1981, making them about 44 years old. About 500 people named Daylene are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Daylene most popular?
Daylene peaked in 1964, reaching #3379 nationally. See the whole 1964 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Daylene
Darlene and Marlene made the -lene ending familiar, and American families set new openings before it. Daylene uses the plain English word day, so the name begins in sunlight before its soft close. It is built from familiar pieces and belongs to the family who put them together.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Daylene. It joins Day- to the -lene of Darlene and Marlene, and no record says who first built it.
Pronouncing Daylene
day-LEEN
Stress on the second syllable.
Nicknames for Daylene
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1939
- Most girls named
- 196415 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3379reached in 1964
- Change vs 2023
- 0.0%5 in 2024, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Daylenes among us
people named Daylene are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Daylene sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is cheerful and easy to say.
- Day is a ready short form.
- People will write Darlene or Dayleen.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Daylenes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Daylene are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Daylene in 2025?
- Daylene is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Daylene with classmates?
- Daylene will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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