Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Dayton

#906 most common boys' name of all time · #2,085 across all names · 96% male / 4% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#906
Rank overall
#2,085 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
139 of 146
All-time
16,395
Since 2016
2,345
Peak year
2008 #486
Best rank
#486 2008
Girls Boys peak 599/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Dayton is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 17 195 212 #1,098
2024 10 175 185 #1,181
2023 15 183 198 #1,145
2022 12 198 210 #1,093
2021 19 198 217 #1,075
2020 15 218 233 #980
2019 26 238 264 #919
2018 19 264 283 #844
2017 11 264 275 #838
2016 22 246 268 #888
2015 17 312 329 #765
2014 17 352 369 #702
2013 27 338 365 #702
2012 16 423 439 #598
2011 20 394 414 #612
2010 14 428 442 #586
2009 27 519 546 #523
2008 31 568 599 #486
2007 15 515 530 #512
2006 27 469 496 #539
2005 19 456 475 #533
2004 23 483 506 #508
2003 21 486 507 #502
2002 28 463 491 #498
2001 24 452 476 #507
2000 25 371 396 #562
1999 25 356 381 #561
1998 12 353 365 #560
1997 14 279 293 #621
1996 14 278 292 #623
1995 13 224 237 #709
1994 16 195 211 #752
1993 11 156 167 #848
1992 9 121 130 #983
1991 5 113 118 #1,014
1990 137 137 #878
1989 81 81 #1,185
1988 76 76 #1,155
1987 54 54 #1,369
1986 71 71 #1,119
1985 58 58 #1,258
1984 49 49 #1,350
1983 51 51 #1,300
1982 43 43 #1,468
1981 55 55 #1,238
1980 52 52 #1,296
1979 44 44 #1,409
1978 42 42 #1,441
1977 34 34 #1,610
1976 32 32 #1,651
1975 32 32 #1,599
1974 50 50 #1,173
1973 32 32 #1,522
1972 36 36 #1,424
1971 47 47 #1,204
1970 37 37 #1,377
1969 30 30 #1,467
1968 32 32 #1,367
1967 37 37 #1,234
1966 36 36 #1,263
1965 40 40 #1,208
1964 36 36 #1,315
1963 29 29 #1,461
1962 28 28 #1,487
1961 30 30 #1,474
1960 41 41 #1,233
1959 40 40 #1,230
1958 47 47 #1,117
1957 40 40 #1,237
1956 45 45 #1,130
1955 43 43 #1,140
1954 33 33 #1,315
1953 55 55 #969
1952 57 57 #945
1951 52 52 #976
1950 41 41 #1,108
1949 46 46 #1,032
1948 53 53 #955
1947 56 56 #944
1946 47 47 #988
1945 50 50 #904
1944 49 49 #909
1943 59 59 #872
1942 56 56 #878
1941 49 49 #911
1940 44 44 #973
1939 72 72 #702
1938 48 48 #915
1937 62 62 #783
1936 60 60 #790
1935 58 58 #816
1934 51 51 #882
1933 62 62 #779
1932 72 72 #736
1931 67 67 #758
1930 57 57 #875
1929 59 59 #861
1928 60 60 #858
1927 72 72 #775
1926 69 69 #786
1925 90 90 #672
1924 81 81 #739
1923 86 86 #699
1922 77 77 #755
1921 76 76 #770
1920 86 86 #696
1919 88 88 #660
1918 85 85 #677
1917 69 69 #753
1916 65 65 #761
1915 71 71 #695
1914 49 49 #753
1913 42 42 #717
1912 21 21 #1,005
1911 13 13 #946
1910 15 15 #801
1909 7 7 #1,181
1908 8 8 #1,049
1907 10 10 #891
1905 7 7 #1,024
1904 9 9 #835
1901 6 6 #968
1900 7 7 #1,074
1899 6 6 #972
1898 9 9 #769
1897 5 5 #1,099
1896 7 7 #919
1895 10 10 #709
1894 13 13 #584
1893 8 8 #796
1892 6 6 #983
1891 7 7 #792
1890 9 9 #704
1888 7 7 #846
1887 8 8 #712
1886 6 6 #882
1885 9 9 #666
1882 7 7 #783
1880 8 8 #699