Is Dayton a boy or girl name?
Dayton is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 173 boys were named Dayton, so 5.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.8% of the 16,181 US babies named Dayton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,188
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,681
- Babies named Dayton since 1880
- 16,181
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 599 babies
Boys and girls named Dayton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 80 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 518 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 756 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 609 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 509 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 453 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 339 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 386 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 590 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,212 | 119 | 5.1% |
| 2000s | 4,782 | 240 | 4.8% |
| 2010s | 3,259 | 189 | 5.5% |
| 2020s | 970 | 71 | 6.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 173 | #1,188 | 10 | #9,681 |
| 2023 | 183 | #1,144 | 15 | #7,339 |
| 2022 | 198 | #1,093 | 12 | #8,653 |
| 2021 | 198 | #1,075 | 19 | #6,228 |
| 2020 | 218 | #980 | 15 | #7,302 |
| 2019 | 238 | #920 | 26 | #5,068 |
| 2018 | 264 | #844 | 19 | #6,317 |
| 2017 | 264 | #837 | 11 | #9,478 |
| 2016 | 246 | #888 | 22 | #5,843 |
| 2015 | 312 | #764 | 17 | #7,059 |
| 2014 | 352 | #702 | 17 | #7,074 |
| 2013 | 338 | #702 | 27 | #5,048 |
| 2012 | 423 | #598 | 16 | #7,543 |
| 2011 | 394 | #612 | 20 | #6,397 |
| 2010 | 428 | #585 | 14 | #8,385 |
| 2009 | 519 | #522 | 27 | #5,256 |
| 2008 | 568 | #486 | 31 | #4,788 |
| 2007 | 515 | #512 | 15 | #8,204 |
| 2006 | 469 | #538 | 27 | #5,124 |
| 2005 | 456 | #533 | 19 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 483 | #507 | 23 | #5,417 |
| 2003 | 486 | #502 | 21 | #5,641 |
| 2002 | 463 | #498 | 28 | #4,416 |
| 2001 | 452 | #507 | 24 | #4,873 |
| 2000 | 371 | #562 | 25 | #4,690 |
| 1999 | 356 | #561 | 25 | #4,477 |
| 1998 | 353 | #560 | 12 | #7,666 |
| 1997 | 279 | #621 | 14 | #6,571 |
| 1996 | 278 | #623 | 14 | #6,479 |
| 1995 | 224 | #709 | 13 | #6,736 |
| 1994 | 195 | #752 | 16 | #5,783 |
| 1993 | 156 | #849 | 11 | #7,628 |
| 1992 | 121 | #984 | 9 | #8,923 |
| 1991 | 113 | #1,015 | 5 | #13,692 |
| 1990 | 137 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 76 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 54 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 71 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 58 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 49 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 51 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 43 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 55 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 52 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 44 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 42 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 50 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 36 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 47 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 37 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 30 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 32 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 37 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 36 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 28 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 41 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 40 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 47 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 40 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 45 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 43 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 33 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 55 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 57 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 52 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 46 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 53 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 56 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 47 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 50 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 49 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 59 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 56 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 49 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 44 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 72 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 48 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 62 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 60 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 58 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 51 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 62 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 72 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 67 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 57 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 59 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 60 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 72 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 69 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 90 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 81 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 86 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 77 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 76 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 86 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 88 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 85 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 69 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 65 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 71 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 49 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 42 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 13 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 15 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 9 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 9 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 13 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #697 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dayton reached #486 in 2008. As a girl name, it reached #4,416 in 2002. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dayton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.