Dayten
Meaning unknown, possibly a unique spelling of Dayton.
Name Census estimates that about 258 living Americans carry the first name Dayten. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dayten today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dayten births was 2009 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dayten. 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
258
~ 1 in 1,328,505 Americans
Peak year
2009
21 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2022 SSA rank
#12,770
Tracked since 1996
Census
Dayten in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 237 people with the first name Dayten, which placed it at #34,427 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
#34,427
National first-name rank
People counted
237
237 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
67.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dayten
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dayten is White at 67.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (11.8%) and Black (7.6%). 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 Dayten 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 Dayten at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White67.5% · 160
- Two or more races11.8% · 28
- Black or African American7.6% · 18
- Hispanic or Latino6.8% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.8% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.5% · 6
Popularity
Dayten: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dayten from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 146 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dayten 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 Dayten during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dayten
The name Dayten is a relatively modern invention, with no definitive origins in any particular language or culture. It is likely a creative spelling variation of the name Dayton, a surname that originated as a place name in England. The earliest recorded use of the name Dayten appears to be in the late 20th century, possibly inspired by the growing popularity of unique and unconventional baby names.
While there are no known historical references to the name Dayten in ancient texts or religious scriptures, a few notable individuals have borne this name in recent times. One of the earliest recorded instances is Dayten Wilbur, an American musician and songwriter born in 1975, best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Bottle Rockets.
Another individual named Dayten is Dayten Remole, an American fashion designer and entrepreneur born in 1982, who founded the clothing line "Dayten Remole Designs" in the early 2000s.
In the world of sports, Dayten Kempf is a Canadian ice hockey player born in 1991, who has played in various minor leagues across North America.
Dayten Parker, born in 1997, is a British actor and model who has appeared in several television shows and commercials in the United Kingdom.
Lastly, Dayten Vann is an American artist and illustrator born in 1988, known for his whimsical and colorful artworks that often depict fantastical creatures and scenes.
While these are a few notable examples, the name Dayten remains relatively uncommon, and its usage is primarily confined to the modern era. As a creative spelling variant, it reflects the contemporary trend of seeking unique and distinctive names for children.
People
Dayten + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dayten 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
Dayten: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dayten?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 258 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dayten 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 1,328,505 US residents.
Is Dayten a common name?
We classify Dayten as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 261 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dayten most popular?
The single biggest year for Dayten was 2009, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dayten is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dayten in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 237 people with the name Dayten, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,427 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 Dayten 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 Dayten?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dayten leans strongly male. 212 people counted with this name were male (88.3%), compared with 28 female bearers (11.7%). 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 Dayten?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dayten is White at 67.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (11.8%) and Black (7.6%). 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 Dayten most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dayten in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.5% (160 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 Dayten in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dayten a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dayten 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 Dayten still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dayten 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 Dayten 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 Dayten?
See how many Americans are named Dayten on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.