Daylon vs Dayton

Side-by-side comparison of Daylon and Dayton — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Daylon

Boy name · Rank #2238

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Name B

Dayton

Boy name · Rank #1188

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Metric Daylon Dayton
Current Rank #2238 #1188
Total Births (all years) 3,226 15,562
Peak Year 2002 2008
Peak Year Births 154 568
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1943 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Daylon Dayton
1880ss — 45
1890ss — 80
1900ss — 54
1910ss — 518
1920ss — 756
1930ss — 609
1940ss 5 509
1950ss 19 453
1960ss 42 339
1970ss 84 386
1980ss 153 590
1990ss 717 2,212
2000ss 1,187 4,782
2010ss 681 3,259
2020ss 338 970

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Daylon Dayton
2014 68 352
2015 53 312
2016 56 246
2017 52 264
2018 58 264
2019 59 238
2020 71 218
2021 65 198
2022 75 198
2023 63 183
2024 64 173

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1943–2024.

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