Dayton

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Dayton is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (4% of births). There have been 16,181 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 15,562 as boys and 619 as girls. Dayton gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2008 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #2,083 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 183
2023 198
2022 210
2021 217
2020 233
2019 264
2018 283
2017 275
2016 268
2015 329
2014 369
2013 365
2012 439
2011 414
2010 442
2009 546
2008 599
2007 530
2006 496
2005 475
2004 506
2003 507
2002 491
2001 476
2000 396
1999 381
1998 365
1997 293
1996 292
1995 237
1994 211
1993 167
1992 130
1991 118
1990 137
1989 81
1988 76
1987 54
1986 71
1985 58
1984 49
1983 51
1982 43
1981 55
1980 52
1979 44
1978 42
1977 34
1976 32
1975 32
1974 50
1973 32
1972 36
1971 47
1970 37
1969 30
1968 32
1967 37
1966 36
1965 40
1964 36
1963 29
1962 28
1961 30
1960 41
1959 40
1958 47
1957 40
1956 45
1955 43
1954 33
1953 55
1952 57
1951 52
1950 41
1949 46
1948 53
1947 56
1946 47
1945 50
1944 49
1943 59
1942 56
1941 49
1940 44
1939 72
1938 48
1937 62
1936 60
1935 58
1934 51
1933 62
1932 72
1931 67
1930 57
1929 59
1928 60
1927 72
1926 69
1925 90
1924 81
1923 86
1922 77
1921 76
1920 86
1919 88
1918 85
1917 69
1916 65
1915 71
1914 49
1913 42
1912 21
1911 13
1910 15
1909 7
1908 8
1907 10
1905 7
1904 9
1901 6
1900 7
1899 6
1898 9
1897 5
1896 7
1895 10
1894 13
1893 8
1892 6
1891 7
1890 9
1888 7
1887 8
1886 6
1885 9
1882 7
1880 8