Dayron
A masculine name of Spanish origin meaning "king of sunrise".
Name Census estimates that about 817 living Americans carry the first name Dayron. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dayron today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dayron births was 2024 (59 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dayron. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
817
~ 1 in 419,528 Americans
Peak year
2024
59 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,370
Tracked since 1976
Census
Dayron in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,164 people with the first name Dayron, which placed it at #11,155 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,155
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,164 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
81.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dayron
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dayron is Hispanic at 81.4%. The next largest groups are Black (13.7%) and White (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dayron described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dayron at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino81.4% · 948
- Black or African American13.7% · 159
- White3.6% · 42
- Two or more races0.9% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Dayron: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dayron from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 300 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Dayron remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dayron by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dayron during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dayrons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Florida, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Dayron, while Georgia, New Jersey, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 34 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dayron
The given name Dayron is thought to have originated from the Spanish language. It is believed to be a variant or diminutive of the name Dayro, which itself is a combination of the Galician words "dai" meaning "from" and "rio" meaning "river." This suggests that the name Dayron may have been used to refer to someone who lived near a river or was associated with a river in some way.
The earliest recorded use of the name Dayron dates back to the 16th century in Spain. During this time, the name was primarily used in the regions of Galicia and Asturias, where Galician and other related languages were spoken. It is possible that the name was also used in neighboring regions of Portugal, as there are similarities between the Galician and Portuguese languages.
While there are no known references to the name Dayron in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it is worth noting that many names derived from geographic features, such as rivers, were common during this time period. This reflects the importance of natural landmarks and the connection people had with their local environments.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Dayron was Dayron de la Fuente, a Spanish explorer born in 1545 in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. He is known for his expedition to the New World in the late 16th century, where he explored parts of what is now Florida and the Caribbean.
Another notable figure with the name Dayron was Dayron Álvarez, a Spanish painter born in 1678 in Oviedo, Asturias. He was known for his vibrant and detailed paintings of landscapes, often depicting the rivers and natural scenery of northern Spain.
In the 19th century, Dayron García was a renowned Spanish poet and writer born in 1827 in Lugo, Galicia. His works often celebrated the beauty of nature and the rivers of his homeland, which may have been influenced by the meaning of his given name.
Dayron Fernández was a Spanish mathematician and astronomer born in 1892 in Gijón, Asturias. He made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and is remembered for his work on the motions of planets and their interactions with other celestial bodies.
Finally, Dayron Martínez was a Spanish architect born in 1925 in Avilés, Asturias. He was known for his innovative and modernist designs, many of which incorporated elements inspired by the flowing curves and shapes of rivers, perhaps alluding to the meaning of his given name.
People
Dayron + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dayron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dayron: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dayron?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 817 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dayron going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 419,528 US residents.
Is Dayron a common name?
We classify Dayron as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 827 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dayron most popular?
The single biggest year for Dayron was 2024, when 59 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dayron is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dayron in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,164 people with the name Dayron, or 0.39 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,155 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dayron in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dayron?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dayron appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,163 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dayron?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dayron is Hispanic at 81.4%. The next largest groups are Black (13.7%) and White (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dayron most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Dayron in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.4% (948 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dayron in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dayron a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dayron in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dayron still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dayron in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dayron can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Dayron?
See how many Americans are named Dayron on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.