Dayton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning settlement on the river Dae.
How Dayton has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #766 |
| 2016 | #887 |
| 2017 | #837 |
| 2018 | #844 |
| 2019 | #919 |
| 2020 | #979 |
Dayton by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Dayton. In the US, 271 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 568 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dayton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Daxtonson of David; a modern patronymic form992 in the US (2017)
- Daltonsettlement in the valley886 in the US (2017)
- Daysonson of David; modern patronymic respelling of Dawson45 in the US (2017)
- Draytonsettlement on the river Dray44 in the US (2017)
- Daymona form of Daemon or Damian, spirit or to tame12 in the US (2017)
- Daylon52 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Dayton
Names that are said the same way as Dayton, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Daiton6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a river
Like Dayton, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
- Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
- Zairethe river; from Congo River name349 in the US (2017)
- Clydefrom the river Clyde344 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Dayton
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