Dalton

Given to 86,142 US babies since 1881

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#13208
recorded as girls
#448
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
705
girls 6 · boys 699
Peak year
1998
4,565 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
86,142
since 1881

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Dalton was most popular in 1998, when 4,565 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 699 babies were named Dalton, ranking #448 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.751.52.25318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1998 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Dalton was most popular in 1998, when 4,565 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 699 babies were named Dalton, ranking #448 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.751.52.2531880192019602000Peak 1998

Dalton was most popular in 1998, when 4,565 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 699 babies were named Dalton, ranking #448 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 6 13208 699 448
2024 6 13477 732 433
2023 <5 — 582 513
2022 <5 — 574 516
2021 6 13464 566 519
2020 8 11090 638 463
2019 5 15539 686 444
2018 5 15682 799 397
2017 <5 — 893 371
2016 7 12876 1,050 328
2015 <5 — 1,050 328
2014 7 13069 1,118 312
2013 6 14582 1,106 310
2012 7 13483 1,232 284
2011 <5 — 1,267 276
2010 5 16992 1,332 260
2009 11 9975 1,476 239
2008 7 13832 1,736 218
2007 13 9007 1,836 212
2006 12 9286 1,939 200
2005 <5 — 2,256 180
2004 32 4287 2,454 167
2003 8 11325 2,857 143
2002 13 7816 3,284 117
2001 14 7317 3,895 98
2000 25 4649 4,445 91
1999 20 5219 4,541 86
1998 25 4366 4,565 88
1997 24 4370 4,238 90
1996 19 5065 3,980 99
1995 28 3780 4,191 87
1994 22 4521 4,245 85
1993 16 5673 3,393 106
1992 17 5484 2,900 121
1991 12 6976 2,357 136
1990 5 12958 1,571 193
1989 5 12362 402 473
1988 6 10386 215 644
1987 5 11325 199 646
1986 <5 — 159 718
1985 <5 — 129 781
1984 <5 — 107 848
1983 <5 — 108 838
1982 <5 — 93 927
1981 <5 — 87 964
1980 <5 — 74 1047
1979 <5 — 70 1056
1978 <5 — 52 1240
1977 <5 — 76 981
1976 <5 — 56 1144
1975 <5 — 48 1228
1974 <5 — 62 1045
1973 <5 — 70 962
1972 <5 — 73 943
1971 <5 — 94 838
1970 <5 — 90 848
1969 <5 — 108 752
1968 <5 — 80 825
1967 <5 — 88 778
1966 <5 — 64 901
1965 <5 — 54 1000
1964 <5 — 103 753
1963 <5 — 83 829
1962 <5 — 85 822
1961 <5 — 75 882
1960 <5 — 91 799
1959 <5 — 95 788
1958 <5 — 97 747
1957 <5 — 98 758
1956 <5 — 94 756
1955 <5 — 102 723
1954 <5 — 92 745
1953 <5 — 97 726
1952 <5 — 119 643
1951 <5 — 122 641
1950 <5 — 99 685
1949 <5 — 118 628
1948 <5 — 125 608
1947 <5 — 128 600
1946 <5 — 131 556
1945 <5 — 104 597
1944 <5 — 115 573
1943 <5 — 137 536
1942 <5 — 126 548
1941 <5 — 140 493
1940 <5 — 128 510
1939 <5 — 123 511
1938 <5 — 118 537
1937 <5 — 140 480
1936 <5 — 150 459
1935 5 4204 157 452
1934 <5 — 143 475
1933 <5 — 143 467
1932 <5 — 159 446
1931 <5 — 145 470
1930 <5 — 143 498
1929 5 4570 131 512
1928 <5 — 128 537
1927 <5 — 161 479
1926 5 4851 145 502
1925 <5 — 177 453
1924 5 5061 140 532
1923 <5 — 138 518
1922 <5 — 159 493
1921 <5 — 147 510
1920 <5 — 143 507
1919 <5 — 123 539
1918 <5 — 106 592
1917 <5 — 113 554
1916 5 4417 121 517
1915 <5 — 93 589
1914 <5 — 66 622
1913 <5 — 61 552
1912 <5 — 50 568
1911 <5 — 23 644
1910 <5 — 22 621
1909 <5 — 15 714
1908 <5 — 16 657
1907 <5 — 13 735
1906 <5 — 8 927
1905 <5 — 11 741
1904 <5 — 8 874
1903 <5 — 9 783
1902 <5 — 13 615
1901 <5 — <5 —
1900 <5 — 16 623
1899 <5 — <5 —
1898 <5 — 7 885
1897 <5 — 7 852
1896 <5 — 7 900
1895 <5 — 11 640
1894 <5 — 13 567
1893 <5 — 8 768
1892 <5 — 5 1066
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — 5 994
1889 <5 — 6 878
1888 <5 — <5 —
1887 <5 — <5 —
1886 <5 — <5 —
1885 <5 — 8 700
1884 <5 — 6 848
1883 <5 — <5 —
1882 <5 — <5 —
1881 <5 — 5 866

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Other spellings

Dalten · 363 Daltyn · 320 Daltin · 198 Dahlton · 115

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Where Dalton is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years