Dayton is an established boys' name that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Dayton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,099 among boys (195) and #6,605 among girls (17) — overall #2,131 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 212 | 212 | #6,605 | #1,099 |
| 2024 | 185 | 185 | #9,717 | #1,183 |
| 2023 | 198 | 198 | #7,346 | #1,145 |
| 2022 | 210 | 210 | #8,658 | #1,094 |
| 2021 | 217 | 217 | #6,235 | #1,075 |
| 2020 | 233 | 233 | #7,305 | #980 |
| 2019 | 264 | 264 | #5,068 | #920 |
| 2018 | 283 | 283 | #6,319 | #844 |
| 2017 | 275 | 275 | #9,480 | #837 |
| 2016 | 268 | 268 | #5,843 | #888 |
| 2015 | 329 | 329 | #7,060 | #764 |
| 2014 | 369 | 369 | #7,075 | #702 |
| 2013 | 365 | 365 | #5,049 | #702 |
| 2012 | 439 | 439 | #7,544 | #598 |
| 2011 | 414 | 414 | #6,398 | #612 |
| 2010 | 442 | 442 | #8,386 | #586 |
| 2009 | 546 | 546 | #5,256 | #523 |
| 2008 | 599 | 599 | #4,788 | #486 |
| 2007 | 530 | 530 | #8,205 | #512 |
| 2006 | 496 | 496 | #5,124 | #538 |
| 2005 | 475 | 475 | #6,340 | #533 |
| 2004 | 506 | 506 | #5,417 | #508 |
| 2003 | 507 | 507 | #5,641 | #502 |
| 2002 | 491 | 491 | #4,416 | #498 |
| 2001 | 476 | 476 | #4,873 | #507 |
| 2000 | 396 | 396 | #4,690 | #562 |
| 1999 | 381 | 381 | #4,477 | #561 |
| 1998 | 365 | 365 | #7,666 | #560 |
| 1997 | 293 | — | #6,571 | #621 |
| 1996 | 292 | — | #6,479 | #623 |
| 1995 | 237 | — | #6,736 | #709 |
| 1994 | 211 | — | #5,783 | #752 |
| 1993 | 167 | — | #7,630 | #849 |
| 1992 | 130 | — | #8,924 | #984 |
| 1991 | 118 | — | #13,692 | #1,015 |
| 1990 | 137 | — | — | #878 |
| 1989 | 81 | — | — | #1,186 |
| 1988 | 76 | — | — | #1,156 |
| 1987 | 54 | — | — | #1,370 |
| 1986 | 71 | — | — | #1,122 |
| 1985 | 58 | — | — | #1,260 |
| 1984 | 49 | — | — | #1,353 |
| 1983 | 51 | — | — | #1,297 |
| 1982 | 43 | — | — | #1,465 |
| 1981 | 55 | — | — | #1,239 |
| 1980 | 52 | — | — | #1,297 |
| 1979 | 44 | — | — | #1,409 |
| 1978 | 42 | — | — | #1,441 |
| 1977 | 34 | — | — | #1,617 |
| 1976 | 32 | — | — | #1,653 |
| 1975 | 32 | — | — | #1,597 |
| 1974 | 50 | — | — | #1,172 |
| 1973 | 32 | — | — | #1,522 |
| 1972 | 36 | — | — | #1,426 |
| 1971 | 47 | — | — | #1,203 |
| 1970 | 37 | — | — | #1,379 |
| 1969 | 30 | — | — | #1,470 |
| 1968 | 32 | — | — | #1,368 |
| 1967 | 37 | — | — | #1,233 |
| 1966 | 36 | — | — | #1,264 |
| 1965 | 40 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1964 | 36 | — | — | #1,315 |
| 1963 | 29 | — | — | #1,462 |
| 1962 | 28 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1961 | 30 | — | — | #1,471 |
| 1960 | 41 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1959 | 40 | — | — | #1,234 |
| 1958 | 47 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1957 | 40 | — | — | #1,236 |
| 1956 | 45 | — | — | #1,131 |
| 1955 | 43 | — | — | #1,140 |
| 1954 | 33 | — | — | #1,316 |
| 1953 | 55 | — | — | #969 |
| 1952 | 57 | — | — | #940 |
| 1951 | 52 | — | — | #974 |
| 1950 | 41 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1949 | 46 | — | — | #1,031 |
| 1948 | 53 | — | — | #956 |
| 1947 | 56 | — | — | #941 |
| 1946 | 47 | — | — | #987 |
| 1945 | 50 | — | — | #902 |
| 1944 | 49 | — | — | #910 |
| 1943 | 59 | — | — | #871 |
| 1942 | 56 | — | — | #882 |
| 1941 | 49 | — | — | #908 |
| 1940 | 44 | — | — | #968 |
| 1939 | 72 | — | — | #701 |
| 1938 | 48 | — | — | #914 |
| 1937 | 62 | — | — | #782 |
| 1936 | 60 | — | — | #789 |
| 1935 | 58 | — | — | #818 |
| 1934 | 51 | — | — | #882 |
| 1933 | 62 | — | — | #776 |
| 1932 | 72 | — | — | #736 |
| 1931 | 67 | — | — | #761 |
| 1930 | 57 | — | — | #875 |
| 1929 | 59 | — | — | #861 |
| 1928 | 60 | — | — | #856 |
| 1927 | 72 | — | — | #775 |
| 1926 | 69 | — | — | #786 |
| 1925 | 90 | — | — | #672 |
| 1924 | 81 | — | — | #737 |
| 1923 | 86 | — | — | #699 |
| 1922 | 77 | — | — | #755 |
| 1921 | 76 | — | — | #768 |
| 1920 | 86 | — | — | #693 |
| 1919 | 88 | — | — | #660 |
| 1918 | 85 | — | — | #675 |
| 1917 | 69 | — | — | #751 |
| 1916 | 65 | — | — | #760 |
| 1915 | 71 | — | — | #693 |
| 1914 | 49 | — | — | #755 |
| 1913 | 42 | — | — | #716 |
| 1912 | 21 | — | — | #1,005 |
| 1911 | 13 | — | — | #938 |
| 1910 | 15 | — | — | #788 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,180 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,038 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | — | #883 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | — | #1,021 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | — | #823 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #977 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,071 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | — | #960 |
| 1898 | 9 | — | — | #757 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,102 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | — | #916 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | — | #703 |
| 1894 | 13 | — | — | #573 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | — | #783 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #983 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | — | #786 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | — | #679 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #835 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | — | #699 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #871 |
| 1885 | 9 | — | — | #657 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | — | #771 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | — | #697 |