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Dayton

Dayton holds the #1097 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 195 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #979 in 2020 to #1097 today. Its strongest year on record was 2008 (#486 nationally, 568 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Kansas (#352 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1097
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#486
in 2008 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
195
boys named Dayton

Dayton popularity, 1880–2025

0.008%0.015%0.023%0.030%18801900192019401960198020002020#486 in 2008
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2008

Where Dayton is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025NH—Washington: #898 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#898Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #785 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WI#785Michigan: #679 (11 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MI#679New York: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025IN—Ohio: #1267 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1267Pennsylvania: #1231 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025CT—California: #2203 (6 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#2203Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025UT—Colorado: #626 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CO#626Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025NE—Missouri: #648 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MO#648Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025NM—Kansas: #352 (10 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)KS#352Arkansas: #555 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)AR#555Tennessee: #1040 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TN#1040North Carolina: #1028 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1028South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #698 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OK#698Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025AL—Georgia: #1096 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1096Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dayton in 2025HI—Texas: #1070 (21 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1070Florida: #1625 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1625
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kansas (#352), Arkansas (#555), Colorado (#626)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Dayton in the most recent year of SSA data.

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