Given name
Daedalus
“a craftsman”
Daedalus is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “a craftsman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a craftsman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daedalus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Daedalus’s family of names
Daedalus has a related form in Daldalos. Daedalus has a related form in Dedalus.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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