Dayton
Meaning
“English place name/surname, roughly meaning 'Day's town' or 'bright town'”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Dayton peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
148 people · the #31,373 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 32
Among people named Dayton living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Dayton
Most people given the name Dayton in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Dayton deep dive
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