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Daytona

♂ Boy

Pronounced day-TOH-nah /deɪˈtoʊ.nə/High

Meaning: A place name: Daytona Beach, Florida, named after its founder Mathias Day, and best known worldwide for the Daytona 500 stock-car race. Used plainly as a given name with a fast, sunlit ring.Medium

In 30 seconds: A place-name with a roar: Daytona is the Florida beach city and the famous race (said 'day-TOH-nah'). Bold and sunlit.
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Origin MediumAmerican
MeaningA place name: Daytona Beach, Florida, named after its founder Mathias Day, and best known worldwide for the Daytona 500 stock-car race. Used plainly as a given name with a fast, sunlit ring.
U.S. rank (2022)#11186 ↘ Falling
2022 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2001
Total births (all-time)≈ 244

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200119912022

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Daytona is a place name: Daytona Beach, Florida, founded in the 1870s and named for Mathias Day, and now inseparable from the Daytona 500 and its speedway. As a given name it reads bold, American, and fast — we state its source plainly. Very rare in the U.S. (said 'day-TOH-nah').

It appears only very rarely in the U.S. Rare, place-based, and bold.

Did you know? Daytona is a Florida city — named for its founder Mathias Day — and, to most ears, the stock-car race run on its speedway. As a name it comes with sun, sand, and engines (said 'day-TOH-nah').
Overall data confidence 50%
References — Daytona — Daytona Beach, Florida; Mathias Day; Daytona 500

Variations

DaytonnaDaytonDaytonah

Nicknames

DayTona

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Daytona mean?

Daytona is a place name — Daytona Beach, Florida, named for founder Mathias Day, and home of the famous race.

How do you pronounce Daytona?

It's said day-TOH-nah /deɪˈtoʊ.nə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Daytona a boy or girl name?

Daytona is used here as a boy's name; as a place-name it is used for either.

How popular is Daytona?

Daytona is a very rare name in the U.S.

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