Meaning and history
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Dálaigh, which is derived from the given name Dálach. Its recent popularity in the Netherlands is due to Dutch soccer player Daley Blind (born 1990).
20062006: 8 births, rank #12,420
2007: 12 births, rank #9,539
2008: 10 births, rank #10,807
2009: 15 births, rank #8,058
2010: 8 births, rank #12,276
20112011: 9 births, rank #11,181
2012: 9 births, rank #11,257
2013: 12 births, rank #9,036
2014: 13 births, rank #8,485
2015: 10 births, rank #10,148
20162016: 7 births, rank #12,876
2017: 6 births, rank #14,124
2018: 11 births, rank #9,151
2019: 8 births, rank #11,356
2020: 9 births, rank #10,250
20212021: 11 births, rank #8,978
2022: 10 births, rank #9,680
2023: 7 births, rank #12,197
2024: 5 births, rank #15,293
20252025: 11 births, rank #8,860
In 2025, 11 babies were recorded with the name Daley, ranking #8,860 among girls.