Given name
Dayn
“a man from Denmark”
Dayn is a variant of Dane. One English interpretation is “a man from Denmark.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dayn is a variant of Dane. One English interpretation is “a man from Denmark.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dayn is a variant of Dane. An origin associated with Dane is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dayn is a variant of Dane. The history of Dane gives this family its wider story. Dane’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dayn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 69
- 69 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 9 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 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 213 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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