Dayton Boy
How popular is Dayton?
#1,097 boy name in 2025
195 baby boys were named Dayton in the US in 2025, making it the 1097th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
Dayton popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,097 for boys (▲ 84 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 195 boys, 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #764 in 2015, #979 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (568 boys) |
| Highest rank | #486 in 2008 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 93% boys, 7% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dayton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dayton family of names ranked #963 for boys in 2025 (#1,063 the year before), with 210 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dayton | 195 | 93% |
| Dayten | 10 | 5% |
| Daiton | 5 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dayton is most popular
Babies named Dayton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Dayton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | #641 |
| 1890s | 80 | #567 |
| 1900s | 54 | #810 |
| 1910s | 518 | #657 |
| 1920s | 756 | #670 |
| 1930s | 609 | #700 |
| 1940s | 509 | #869 |
| 1950s | 453 | #938 |
| 1960s | 339 | #1,206 |
| 1970s | 386 | #1,171 |
| 1980s | 590 | #1,117 |
| 1990s | 2,212 | #559 |
| 2000s | 4,782 | #486 |
| 2010s | 3,259 | #586 |
| 2020s | 1,167 | #979 |
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Questions
- Is Dayton a boy or girl name?
- Dayton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Dayton were boys.
- How popular is the name Dayton?
- 195 baby boys were named Dayton in the US in 2025, making it the 1097th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
- When was Dayton most popular?
- Dayton peaked in 2008, when 568 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #486 in 2008.
- How many people are named Dayton?
- 16,395 babies have been named Dayton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 13,748 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Dayton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dayton was most common in Missouri, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.