Dayton
Pronounced D EY1 T AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2008
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Dayton?
Dayton is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 16,486 children — the 856th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 50% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2008, when 583 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Deyton and Deighton — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Dayton and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Deyton
- Deighton
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D EY1 T AH0 N · D IH0 T AO1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 01
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Dayton
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Dayton
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Dayton?
- Dayton ranks 856th among boys' names in US records, with 16,486 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,330.
- Is Dayton a unisex name?
- No. Dayton is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Dayton most popular?
- 2008, when 583 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Dayton spelled?
- Deyton, Deighton. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.