Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Daylene isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daylene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 532
- 0 boys · 532 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 16 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 girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 499 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Daylene’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Daylene, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Daniella
“God is my judge”
>99% girls
Kaylee
Kaylee is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Marlee
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2% boys · 98% girls
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>99% girls
Aniyah
“a woman graced with God's favor”
>99% girls