Recorded 1997–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 173 births

Daiton — boys' name

173 babies named Daiton in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s1012010s462020s5
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Daiton was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

14 babies were named Daiton in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daiton

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Daiton between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daiton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daiton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Daiton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daiton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 173 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daiton at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

173

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2008

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Daiton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
14
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
46810121416 20232014201020072004200119981997 5

Daiton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
101 births that decade — 58% of Daiton's all-time total
1990s212000s1012010s462020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daiton?
173 babies have been named Daiton since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 14 births.
When was Daiton most popular?
Daiton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Daiton been used?
Daiton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Daiton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dain, Daivd, Daimon, Daiquan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.