Days town or sunny town
Derived from the English surname Dayton, meaning 'Day's town' or 'sunny town'. It is most famously associated with Daytona Beach, Florida, and the iconic Daytona 500 NASCAR race, giving it a high-energy, automotive association.
Less common today
Daytona isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,280 in 1998.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A character in the video game series · Daytona USA
A character in the animated series · The Adventures of T-Rex
