Dayton: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “day settlement”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- DAY-tən · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (96% of all uses)
Transferred from an English surname and place name, probably from Old English dæg 'day' and tūn 'settlement.' It is primarily a surname-derived given name.
How popular is Dayton?
Babies named Dayton in 2024183
2024 rank#1,188 boys
Peak year2008
Total US babies since 188016,181
Dayton is fading: recent use is about 56% of its level ten years before.
Names like Dayton
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Dayton questions
What does the name Dayton mean?
Dayton means "day settlement". It comes from English. Transferred from an English surname and place name, probably from Old English dæg 'day' and tūn 'settlement.' It is primarily a surname-derived given name.
Is Dayton a boy or girl name?
Dayton is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Dayton?
183 US babies were named Dayton in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.
How do you pronounce Dayton?
Dayton is usually pronounced DAY-tən.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.