Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Dayton
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2008
Peak era
2008
Peak births
568
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Dayton
How many people are named Dayton?
An estimated 12,930 living Americans are named Dayton.
How rare is Dayton?
Dayton is uncommon among babies today, with 195 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 65.7% from its 2008 peak.
How old is the typical Dayton?
The median age of a living American named Dayton is approximately 21 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 28 years old.
Is Dayton still popular?
Not especially. Dayton has been declining since its 2008 peak and registered 195 births in 2025.
Where is Dayton most common?
Dayton has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 8.4× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20082025
Peak year
2008
Decline from peak
65.7%
2025
195
All-time
15,759
Where it lives now
Dayton is most concentrated in Hawaii — about 6.7× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Kansas.
States where Dayton is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.