Dayton

Given to 16,395 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#6546

recorded as girls

3,010 since 2024

#1097

recorded as boys

84 since 2024

Babies in 2025

212

girls 17 · boys 195

Peak year

2008

568 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

16,395

since 1880

Born a Dayton? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Dayton was most popular in 2008, when 568 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.28 per 1,000). In 2025, 195 babies were named Dayton, ranking #1097 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	17	6546	195	1097
2024	10	9556	175	1181
2023	15	7247	183	1144
2022	12	8542	198	1093
2021	19	6174	198	1075
2020	15	7212	218	979
2019	26	5041	238	919
2018	19	6248	264	844
2017	11	9341	264	837
2016	22	5796	246	888
2015	17	6977	312	764
2014	17	6987	352	702
2013	27	5013	338	702
2012	16	7456	423	598
2011	20	6335	394	612
2010	14	8271	428	586
2009	27	5226	519	521
2008	31	4761	568	486
2007	15	8098	515	512
2006	27	5086	469	538
2005	19	6245	456	533
2004	23	5377	483	508
2003	21	5586	486	502
2002	28	4381	463	498
2001	24	4834	452	506
2000	25	4649	371	562
1999	25	4445	356	561
1998	12	7532	353	559
1997	14	6483	279	621
1996	14	6392	278	623
1995	13	6641	224	709
1994	16	5713	195	752
1993	11	7498	156	848
1992	9	8734	121	983
1991	5	13147	113	1014
1990	<5	—	137	878
1989	<5	—	81	1184
1988	<5	—	76	1154
1987	<5	—	54	1367
1986	<5	—	71	1118
1985	<5	—	58	1258
1984	<5	—	49	1349
1983	<5	—	51	1296
1982	<5	—	43	1464
1981	<5	—	55	1236
1980	<5	—	52	1291
1979	<5	—	44	1407
1978	<5	—	42	1438
1977	<5	—	34	1607
1976	<5	—	32	1646
1975	<5	—	32	1593
1974	<5	—	50	1171
1973	<5	—	32	1514
1972	<5	—	36	1418
1971	<5	—	47	1199
1970	<5	—	37	1374
1969	<5	—	30	1463
1968	<5	—	32	1366
1967	<5	—	37	1231
1966	<5	—	36	1259
1965	<5	—	40	1206
1964	<5	—	36	1311
1963	<5	—	29	1455
1962	<5	—	28	1479
1961	<5	—	30	1467
1960	<5	—	41	1229
1959	<5	—	40	1228
1958	<5	—	47	1114
1957	<5	—	40	1234
1956	<5	—	45	1129
1955	<5	—	43	1138
1954	<5	—	33	1311
1953	<5	—	55	966
1952	<5	—	57	939
1951	<5	—	52	972
1950	<5	—	41	1105
1949	<5	—	46	1029
1948	<5	—	53	954
1947	<5	—	56	938
1946	<5	—	47	980
1945	<5	—	50	899
1944	<5	—	49	906
1943	<5	—	59	869
1942	<5	—	56	876
1941	<5	—	49	905
1940	<5	—	44	967
1939	<5	—	72	700
1938	<5	—	48	912
1937	<5	—	62	781
1936	<5	—	60	787
1935	<5	—	58	814
1934	<5	—	51	881
1933	<5	—	62	775
1932	<5	—	72	735
1931	<5	—	67	756
1930	<5	—	57	873
1929	<5	—	59	859
1928	<5	—	60	854
1927	<5	—	72	774
1926	<5	—	69	783
1925	<5	—	90	670
1924	<5	—	81	737
1923	<5	—	86	698
1922	<5	—	77	754
1921	<5	—	76	768
1920	<5	—	86	691
1919	<5	—	88	657
1918	<5	—	85	674
1917	<5	—	69	749
1916	<5	—	65	757
1915	<5	—	71	690
1914	<5	—	49	751
1913	<5	—	42	711
1912	<5	—	21	1000
1911	<5	—	13	925
1910	<5	—	15	782
1909	<5	—	7	1155
1908	<5	—	8	1021
1907	<5	—	10	866
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	7	1002
1904	<5	—	9	810
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	7	1050
1899	<5	—	6	928
1898	<5	—	9	744
1897	<5	—	5	1057
1896	<5	—	7	900
1895	<5	—	10	685
1894	<5	—	13	567
1893	<5	—	8	768
1892	<5	—	6	956
1891	<5	—	7	766
1890	<5	—	9	667
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	7	815
1887	<5	—	8	679
1886	<5	—	6	845
1885	<5	—	9	641
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	7	754
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	8	682