Dayton vs Daylon

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

Name A

Dayton

Boy name · Rank #1181

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Name B

Daylon

Boy name · Rank #2242

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Metric Dayton Daylon
Current Rank #1181 #2242
Total Births (all years) 15,759 3,284
Peak Year 2008 2002
Peak Year Births 568 154
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1943

Births by Decade

Decade Dayton Daylon
1880s 45 -
1890s 80 -
1900s 54 -
1910s 518 -
1920s 756 -
1930s 609 -
1940s 509 5
1950s 453 19
1960s 339 42
1970s 386 84
1980s 590 153
1990s 2,212 717
2000s 4,782 1,187
2010s 3,259 681
2020s 1,167 396

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dayton Daylon
2014 352 68
2015 312 53
2016 246 56
2017 264 52
2018 264 58
2019 238 59
2020 218 71
2021 198 65
2022 198 75
2023 183 63
2024 175 64
2025 195 58

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, 1880–2025.

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