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 [ 2 syll. day-ton, da-yt-on ] The boy name Dayton is pronounced DEYTahN KEY. Dayton's language of origin is Old English and it is predominantly used in English. Dayton's meaning is 'ditch town; dairy town'. From dic which means 'ditch, dike' ; tun which means 'town, settlement, homestead'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from an English place name for a town with a ditch or dike, or else a town involved in dairy work. In the USA, its use has been influenced by the Dayton family, whose members were prominent 18th- and 19th-century politicians and subsequently gave their name to various places in the USA. The adoption of the name has also been influenced by the name Dalton. Dayton is a fairly popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.026% of baby boys being named Dayton. It ranked at #484 then. Among all boy names in its group, Dayton was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Dayton include Datan (Hebrew), Daemon (English), Daimen (English), Daithin (Irish), Daman (Irish and English), Damen (English), Damjan (Hungarian and Slavic), Damon (English), Damyan (Russian), Dana (English, Scandinavian, and Hebrew), Dani (Hungarian, Slovenian, and Spanish), Dannie (English), Danny (English and Hebrew), Dano (Czech), Dany (German), Danya (Russian), Darran (English), Darrin (English), Darron (English), and Darryn (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Dayton: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
