Dayton

Boy name

Dayton has been given to 16,395 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2008.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

16,395

Peak year

2008 (599 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -36%

Gender split

4% girls / 96% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Dayton.

16,358 babies since 1978

16,558 babies since 1979

16,225 babies since 1922

16,205 babies since 1882

16,134 babies since 1979

16,703 babies since 1880

16,927 babies since 1957

17,169 babies since 1982

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