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Dayton

“Variant of Deighton” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1099 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Dayton's best rank, #486, came in 2008; it has settled back to #1099 today. Roughly 16,000 boys have been named Dayton since 1880.

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.

Similar names: Kolby · Daylon · Drake · Payton · Layton · Leighton

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