Given name & surname
Daley
“of the assembly”
Daley has an alternative spelling in Daly. One Irish interpretation is “of the assembly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daley has an alternative spelling in Daly. One Irish interpretation is “of the assembly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 624
- 152 boys · 472 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #8,993 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,993 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 671 as a first name in 2020; 24,507 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Daley’s family of names
Daley has an alternative spelling in Daly. Daley has a related form in Daly. Daley has a related form in Daly.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Daley
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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