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Dayton

DAY-ton

Popularity

#9681

falling

Letters

6

Syllables

2

Origin

English

Total Births

16,181

Peak Year

#599 in 2008

First Recorded

1880

Style

Modern & Trendy

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

An English place name, originally a surname, meaning "town on the Daye river."

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Numerology

4

The Builder

Stable, disciplined, and hardworking. Names at 4 convey groundedness and reliability.

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Personality Traits

StrongIndependentReliableAdventurous

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