Dayton
2 countries#1097 in United States, 2025US
#1097
in United States, 2025
FR
35
total births, France
Total births recorded
16,430
Peak year (United States)
2008
Peak-year count
599
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Dayton was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
16,395 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1097 · peaked in 2008 with 599 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Missouri, Michigan, Oklahoma
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
35 births recorded 2009–2021 · peaked in 2011 with 6 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Dayton’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #538 | — |
| 2007 | #512 | ↑26 |
| 2008 | #486 | ↑26 |
| 2009 | #521 | ↓35 |
| 2010 | #586 | ↓65 |
| 2011 | #612 | ↓26 |
| 2012 | #598 | ↑14 |
| 2013 | #702 | ↓104 |
| 2014 | #702 | — |
| 2015 | #764 | ↓62 |
| 2016 | #888 | ↓124 |
| 2017 | #837 | ↑51 |
| 2018 | #844 | ↓7 |
| 2019 | #919 | ↓75 |
| 2020 | #979 | ↓60 |
| 2021 | #1075 | ↓96 |
| 2022 | #1093 | ↓18 |
| 2023 | #1144 | ↓51 |
| 2024 | #1181 | ↓37 |
| 2025 | #1097 | ↑84 |
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