Boys' name · since 1975
Dayon
748 babies named Dayon in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,159 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,412 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 748
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
748 babies have been named Dayon since 1975, making it today's #8412 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayon has been recorded 748 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #8412 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #6,159 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,412 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 748 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayon ranks #6,159 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,412 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 748 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,159 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,412 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 748
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayon's 748 recorded births place it above 86.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
How Dayon compares
748 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dayon's all-time total is 103% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 748 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dayon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dayon's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dayon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Dayon popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1979 (Dayon as girls' name)
Dayon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (285 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Dayon's strongest decade.
285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Dayon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
159 births
- 2000s
2000s
285 births
- 2010s
2010s
142 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 285 births (38% of all-time use).
How Dayon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dayon's total volume
Dayon by state
Where Dayon concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 44 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
44 of 748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Dayon's data
- Dayon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (285 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Dayons (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dayon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dayon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.