Gender
Origin
- English
- Surname. Variant of David beloved.
Pronunciation
da(y)-ton
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #486, 568 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1097, 195 births)
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #4875, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6546, 17 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195 | 17 |
| 2024 | 173 | 10 |
| 2023 | 183 | 15 |
| 2022 | 198 | 12 |
| 2021 | 198 | 19 |
| 2020 | 218 | 15 |
| 2019 | 238 | 26 |
| 2018 | 264 | 19 |
| 2017 | 264 | 11 |
| 2016 | 246 | 22 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #1144, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #3175, 6 births); most recent 2021 (rank #4981, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #113, 39 births); most recent 2022 (rank #627, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence