Dayton
#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · #1,097 for boys in 2025, 195 births
Given to boys 96.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2008 · 568 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 15,759since 1880
Dayton over time
Rank among boys' names. Dayton has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,546 | 17 | #1,097 | 195 |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | #1,181 | 175 |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | #1,144 | 183 |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | #1,093 | 198 |
| 2021 | #6,174 | 19 | #1,075 | 198 |
| 2020 | #7,212 | 15 | #979 | 218 |
| 2019 | #5,041 | 26 | #919 | 238 |
| 2018 | #6,248 | 19 | #844 | 264 |
| 2017 | #9,341 | 11 | #837 | 264 |
| 2016 | #5,796 | 22 | #888 | 246 |
| 2015 | #6,977 | 17 | #764 | 312 |
| 2014 | #6,987 | 17 | #702 | 352 |
| 2013 | #5,013 | 27 | #702 | 338 |
| 2012 | #7,456 | 16 | #598 | 423 |
| 2011 | #6,335 | 20 | #612 | 394 |
| 2010 | #8,271 | 14 | #586 | 428 |
| 2009 | #5,226 | 27 | #521 | 519 |
| 2008 | #4,761 | 31 | #486 | 568 |
| 2007 | #8,098 | 15 | #512 | 515 |
| 2006 | #5,086 | 27 | #538 | 469 |
| 2005 | #6,245 | 19 | #533 | 456 |
| 2004 | #5,377 | 23 | #508 | 483 |
| 2003 | #5,586 | 21 | #502 | 486 |
| 2002 | #4,381 | 28 | #498 | 463 |
| 2001 | #4,834 | 24 | #506 | 452 |
| 2000 | #4,649 | 25 | #562 | 371 |
| 1999 | #4,445 | 25 | #561 | 356 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #559 | 353 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #621 | 279 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #623 | 278 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #709 | 224 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #752 | 195 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #848 | 156 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #983 | 121 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #1,014 | 113 |
| 1990 | — | #878 | 137 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,184 | 81 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,154 | 76 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,367 | 54 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,118 | 71 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,258 | 58 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,349 | 49 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,296 | 51 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,464 | 43 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,236 | 55 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,291 | 52 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,407 | 44 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,438 | 42 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,607 | 34 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,646 | 32 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,593 | 32 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,171 | 50 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,514 | 32 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,418 | 36 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,199 | 47 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,374 | 37 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,463 | 30 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,366 | 32 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,231 | 37 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,259 | 36 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,206 | 40 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,311 | 36 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,455 | 29 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,479 | 28 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,467 | 30 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,229 | 41 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,228 | 40 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,114 | 47 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,234 | 40 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,129 | 45 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,138 | 43 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,311 | 33 | |
| 1953 | — | #966 | 55 | |
| 1952 | — | #939 | 57 | |
| 1951 | — | #972 | 52 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,105 | 41 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,029 | 46 | |
| 1948 | — | #954 | 53 | |
| 1947 | — | #938 | 56 | |
| 1946 | — | #980 | 47 | |
| 1945 | — | #899 | 50 | |
| 1944 | — | #906 | 49 | |
| 1943 | — | #869 | 59 | |
| 1942 | — | #876 | 56 | |
| 1941 | — | #905 | 49 | |
| 1940 | — | #967 | 44 | |
| 1939 | — | #700 | 72 | |
| 1938 | — | #912 | 48 | |
| 1937 | — | #781 | 62 | |
| 1936 | — | #787 | 60 | |
| 1935 | — | #814 | 58 | |
| 1934 | — | #881 | 51 | |
| 1933 | — | #775 | 62 | |
| 1932 | — | #735 | 72 | |
| 1931 | — | #756 | 67 | |
| 1930 | — | #873 | 57 | |
| 1929 | — | #859 | 59 | |
| 1928 | — | #854 | 60 | |
| 1927 | — | #774 | 72 | |
| 1926 | — | #783 | 69 | |
| 1925 | — | #670 | 90 | |
| 1924 | — | #737 | 81 | |
| 1923 | — | #698 | 86 | |
| 1922 | — | #754 | 77 | |
| 1921 | — | #768 | 76 | |
| 1920 | — | #691 | 86 | |
| 1919 | — | #657 | 88 | |
| 1918 | — | #674 | 85 | |
| 1917 | — | #749 | 69 | |
| 1916 | — | #757 | 65 | |
| 1915 | — | #690 | 71 | |
| 1914 | — | #751 | 49 | |
| 1913 | — | #711 | 42 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,000 | 21 | |
| 1911 | — | #925 | 13 | |
| 1910 | — | #782 | 15 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | #744 | 9 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #685 | 10 | |
| 1894 | — | #567 | 13 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dayton was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Dayton is popular in 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#405 · 1 in 1,581
- Nebraska#437 · 1 in 1,700
- Arkansas#490 · 1 in 2,094
- Alabama#627 · 1 in 3,127
- Utah#670 · 1 in 3,675
Best ever in a state: #113 in Hawaii, 1999.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #405 | 5 | 1 in 1,581 |
| Nebraska | #437 | 5 | 1 in 1,700 |
| Arkansas | #490 | 6 | 1 in 2,094 |
| Alabama | #627 | 7 | 1 in 3,127 |
| Utah | #670 | 5 | 1 in 3,675 |
| Indiana | #782 | 7 | 1 in 4,515 |
| Colorado | #801 | 5 | 1 in 4,963 |
| Tennessee | #829 | 7 | 1 in 5,105 |
| Missouri | #833 | 5 | 1 in 5,370 |
| Virginia | #848 | 7 | 1 in 5,321 |
| Illinois | #871 | 9 | 1 in 5,574 |
| Michigan | #902 | 7 | 1 in 5,738 |
| Washington | #981 | 5 | 1 in 6,331 |
| Pennsylvania | #991 | 7 | 1 in 7,432 |
| Ohio | #1,130 | 6 | 1 in 8,747 |
| Georgia | #1,214 | 6 | 1 in 8,398 |
| North Carolina | #1,280 | 5 | 1 in 10,145 |
| California | #1,294 | 14 | 1 in 12,848 |
| Texas | #1,357 | 14 | 1 in 12,672 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dayton
- 84 spots since 2024 (#1,181 → #1,097)
- 118 spots since 2020 (#979 → #1,097)
- 333 spots since 2015 (#764 → #1,097)
- Biggest jump: 373 spots in 1910 (#1,155 → #782)
- Biggest drop: 345 spots in 1954 (#966 → #1,311)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2008 at #486 (568 births)
- Births halved by 2016, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1910–1948
- Highest: 1 in 3,592 boys born in 2008 were named Dayton (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,759 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 30.3% of all boys named Dayton (4,782) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | #641 (1885) | #736 |
| 1890s | 80 | #567 (1894) | #804 |
| 1900s | 54 | #810 (1904) | #978 |
| 1910s | 518 | #657 (1919) | #770 |
| 1920s | 756 | #670 (1925) | #759 |
| 1930s | 609 | #700 (1939) | #801 |
| 1940s | 509 | #869 (1943) | #932 |
| 1950s | 453 | #939 (1952) | #1,114 |
| 1960s | 339 | #1,206 (1965) | #1,347 |
| 1970s | 386 | #1,171 (1974) | #1,437 |
| 1980s | 590 | #1,118 (1986) | #1,272 |
| 1990s | 2,212 | #559 (1998) | #755 |
| 2000s | 4,782 | #486 (2008) | #517 |
| 2010s | 3,259 | #586 (2010) | #745 |
| 2020s | 1,167 | #979 (2020) | #1,095 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dayton in 2023
Top girls' names in 2023
Top boys' names in 2023
More about 2023
girls
1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 106,972 of them was named Dayton, which outranked 58.9% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,922Zo16
- #6,922Zolani16
- #6,922Zyiah16
- #7,247Dayton15
- #7,247Aafiya15
- #7,247Aamina15
- #7,247Aaminah15
- #7,640Aadhini14
- #7,640Aaisha14
- #7,640Aamiyah14
Tied with 392 names at #7,247; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 9,347 of them was named Dayton, which outranked 92.0% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,140Simeon184
- #1,140Slade184
- #1,140Yair184
- #1,144Dayton183
- #1,144Cristiano183
- #1,144Granger183
- #1,144Malakhi183
- #1,149Arham182
- #1,149Aven182
- #1,149Harlow182
Tied with 4 names at #1,144; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.