Boys' name · since 1996
Dayten
Dayten has 271 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,209 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,961 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dayten is the #7961 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 271 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Dayten recorded 271 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #7961 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #11,209 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,961 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 271 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayten ranks #11,209 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,961 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 271 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,209 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,961 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayten's 271 recorded births place it above 75.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Dayten compares
271 43rd percentile among 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
Dayten's all-time total is 27% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 271 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dayten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dayten's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dayten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Dayten by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (146 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Dayten's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Dayten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 146 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dayten's data
- Dayten's decade-level peak was the 2000s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Dayten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Dayten 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.