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Dayton
OriginEnglish, variation of Deighton
Meaning"place with a dike"
About Dayton
If Dayton, like Trenton and Camden, is finding favor with parents, it's more because of its popular two-syllable surname feel and -on ending than the industrial city in Ohio.
Pronounced DAY-tun.
As of October 2026, Dayton ranked #1099 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #486 in 2008.
Editor's take: The name Dayton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "place with a dike".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #702 | 352 | 183.3 |
| 2015 | #764 | 312 | 162.8 |
| 2016 | #888 | 246 | 129.6 |
| 2017 | #837 | 264 | 142.6 |
| 2018 | #844 | 264 | 145.4 |
| 2019 | #920 | 238 | 132.6 |
| 2020 | #980 | 218 | 126.3 |
| 2021 | #1,075 | 198 | 113.2 |
| 2022 | #1,093 | 198 | 113.4 |
| 2023 | #1,144 | 183 | 107 |
| 2024 | #1,188 | 173 | 100.4 |
| 2025 | #1,099 | 195 | 114.2 |
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Dayton on lists
Famous Daytons
- Dayton Allen
American comedian and actor
- Dayton Lummis
American actor
- Penn Dayton Badgley
American actor
- (David) Dayton Brown (b. 2000)
born David Preston Jessop, Jr., son of reality TV personalities Robyn and Kody Brown ("Sister Wives")
- Dayton Cash (b. 2013)
son of Courtney Ames of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
Dayton in pop culture
- Dayton
Ohio, USA
- Dayton's
former department store chain in the Midwestern U.S.
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