Baby name

Dayton

Boy

Classic name

The high point came in 2008, with 568 births and the No. 486 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 139 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 1097. 30% of all babies named Dayton since 1880 were born in the 2000s.

15,759births since 1880

2000sgeneration

No. 486rank at its peak, in 2008

Where babies named Dayton are born

2008

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The darker the blue, the more common Dayton is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Dayton is most common in Hawaii (6.4 times), Kansas (3) and Oklahoma (2.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Dalton 85,710
Payton 24,739
Daxton 14,934
Layton 12,156
Daylon 3,284
Drayton 2,063

Names from the same era

Elisha · Jamari · Trace · Colten · Izaiah · Braydon

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