Boy name English origin Christian tradition

Dayton

DAY-tun · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Bright town
Language
English
Culture
English;American
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
place · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1188
2024 births173
Peak year2008
First appeared1880
Total US births15,562
2008 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
DaitonDaytan
In other languages
Dayton (English)

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