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Dayton

“Variant of Deighton” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1097 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Dayton has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #486 (2008) · 15,759 babies named Dayton all-time · 1 in 9,100 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 20,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Daytons

• Dayton Miller — American physicist (1866–1941)
• Dayton Callie — American actor
• Dayton Lummis — American actor (1903-1988)
• Dayton Edward Phillips — American politician (1910-1980)
• Dayton Moore — American baseball executive

What Daytons become

Among 32 notable people named Dayton:

Entertainers appear 1.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dayton Callie, American actor.

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