Daedalus

Boys' name

From Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος; literal meaning unconfirmed

Daedalus has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 2015. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 2018, with 8 recorded.

Babies named Daedalus, 2018

1 in 440,000

Daedalus over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Daedalus: meaning, origin, and history

From Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος; literal meaning unconfirmed

Ancient Greek

What Daedalus means

Daedalus is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Daedalus is used in Latin. Its origins include Ancient Greek.

Daedalus comes through Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Latin, Daedalus is pronounced [ˈdae̯.da.ɫʊs].

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 15 boys were recorded with the name Daedalus between 2015 and 2018. Its highest annual count was 8 in 2018; its best national rank was #8,992 in 2018.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Daedalus?

Daedalus had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2018, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2018: 1 in 440,000; 8 of 3,516,853 births
Among boys only: 1 in 227,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2018: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 304,713 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Daedalus sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2018 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 304,713 children born in 2018 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Daedalus. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Daedaluss were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Daedalus was born before 2018 — so the typical Daedalus is around 7 today.

Median birth year: 2018; About 7 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 100.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 15; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 100.0% of all recorded uses (15).

Is Daedalus rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 2018 (8)
Years since peak: 7; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #8,992; 2018

Daedalus by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #8,992; 2018
Peak year: 2018; 8 that year
First recorded: 2015
Last recorded: 2018
All-time count: 15
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Daedalus

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Daedalus

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Oaklyn Keily Zaylee Aislinn Khaleesi Emberly Landry Avah

For a brother

Torin Kamryn Levon Merrick Bilal Mordechai Zaid Brecken

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