Unisex name · since 1985
Daytona
731 babies named Daytona in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,288 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 731
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
731 babies have been named Daytona since 1985, making it today's #12288 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Daytona recorded 731 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #12288 nationally today, ahead of 29% of girls, 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 1985 to 2025.
- #9,268 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,288 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 731 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daytona ranks #9,268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,288 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 731 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,288 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 731
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daytona's 731 recorded births place it above 87.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
How Daytona compares
731 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Daytona's all-time total is 94% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daytona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 731 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daytona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daytona splits its recorded history at 2006: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daytona popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Daytona popularity over time - boys
253 total births recorded since 1991 (Daytona as boys' name)
Daytona by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (318 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Daytona's strongest decade.
318 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Daytona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
189 births
- 2000s
2000s
318 births
- 2010s
2010s
142 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 318 births (44% of all-time use).
How Daytona compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Daytona's total volume
Daytona by state
Where Daytona concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 731 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daytona's data
- Daytona's decade-level peak was the 2000s (318 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kansas records the most Daytonas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas 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 Daytona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Daytona 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.