Dayton
Dayton was the 1099th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 195 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 486th with 568 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 335 places. More babies were named Dayton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,099 boys, down 119 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 195boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008568 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,395babies recorded
Dayton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,605 | #1,099 | 17 | 195 |
| 2020 | #7,305 | #980 | 15 | 218 |
| 2010 | #8,386 | #586 | 14 | 428 |
| 2000 | #4,690 | #562 | 25 | 371 |
| 1990 | — | #878 | — | 137 |
| 1980 | — | #1,297 | — | 52 |
| 1970 | — | #1,379 | — | 37 |
| 1960 | — | #1,231 | — | 41 |
| 1950 | — | #1,106 | — | 41 |
| 1940 | — | #968 | — | 44 |
| 1930 | — | #875 | — | 57 |
| 1920 | — | #693 | — | 86 |
| 1910 | — | #788 | — | 15 |
| 1900 | — | #1,071 | — | 7 |
| 1890 | — | #679 | — | 9 |
| 1880 | — | #697 | — | 8 |
How popular is Dayton, counting every spelling?
Dayton is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #981 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,099 for Dayton on its own. Together these spellings went to 217 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton | 195 | #1,099 | 949 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dayton?
195 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dayton (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dayton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dayton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dayton?
About 13,000 people born in the US named Dayton are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 14 and 28. That makes Dayton mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dayton by state
How common Dayton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Missouri (2.8×), Michigan (2.2×), Indiana (1.6×). In 20 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dayton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dayton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dayton
How popular is the name Dayton?
Dayton was the 1099th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 195 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 486th with 568 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 335 places. More babies were named Dayton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Dayton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Dayton in the US.
Where is Dayton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dayton was most common in Missouri (0.31 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arkansas and Nebraska.