Daylen

A boys’ name of Welsh origin, meaning son of the sea; a modern respelling of Dylan.

Babies a year
149
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies

Daylen by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Daylen. In the US, 149 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its American peak was 201 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Dylan

Like Daylen, each of these traces back to Dylan: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Dilantrue sea or faithful; a variant of Dylan229 in the US (2017)
  • Dylannson of the sea; a modern respelling of Dylan77 in the US (2017)
  • Dyllanson of the sea; variant spelling of Dylan56 in the US (2017)
  • Dylandson of the sea; a modern respelling of Dylan47 in the US (2017)
  • Dylonson of the sea; a variant spelling of Dylan36 in the US (2017)
  • Dylanison of the sea; a form of Dylan7 in the US (2017)
  • Dyllonson of the sea; a form of Dylan7 in the US (2017)
  • Dylanieson of the sea; a form of Dylan5 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Daylen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Daylanson of the sea; a modern respelling of Dylan81 in the US (2017)
  • Dylenson of the sea; variant of Dylan25 in the US (2017)
  • Daylevalley; variant spelling of dale
  • Daylin114 in the US (2017)
  • Daylon52 in the US (2017)
  • Dalen21 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Daylen

Names that are said the same way as Daylen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Dallinfrom the valley; a variant of Dallas53 in the US (2017)
  • Dalyn29 in the US (2017)
  • Daylyn19 in the US (2017)
  • Dailynn18 in the US (2017)
  • Dallon17 in the US (2017)
  • Dailen14 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the sea

Like Daylen, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
  • Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
  • Roninwave man; masterless samurai568 in the US (2017)
  • Makaitowards the sea418 in the US (2017)
  • Murphydescendant of Murchadh, sea warrior65 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Daylen

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