The baby name Daylon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAY-lon (IPA: /ˈdeɪlən/ or /ˈdeɪlɒn/).
Daylon is English in Origin.
The baby name Daylon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAY-lon (IPA: /ˈdeɪlən/ or /ˈdeɪlɒn/).
Daylon is English in Origin.
Daylon is a modern American given name with layered origins. Many treat it as a phonetic variant of Dylan, the Welsh mythic name from elements meaning "great tide" or "flow," so Daylon is often read as "of the sea" or "great wave." Others parse it as an elaboration of Dale (Old English dale, "valley") with the fashionable -on ending, or as a blend built around the word day, lending a bright, upbeat tone. Because it arose through creative spelling, no single origin is definitive.
Use of Daylon surfaces in U.S. records in the late 1980s and 1990s, rising with the -ay/-len sound trend (Jaylen, Braylon) and peaking in the early 2000s. It is predominantly masculine but has unisex reach via Daylin/Daylen. Common variants include Daylan, Daylen, Daylin, Daelan, Daelon, Daylonn, and Dalon; related names include Dylan and Dale. Nicknames include Day and Lon.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Boys | 2011 | #320 | 7 | 2,366 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #735 | 17 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #829 | 64 | 7,044 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,126 | 53 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Daylon is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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