Dalton
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #448 for boys in 2025, 699 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1994 · 4,245 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 8 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 85,710since 1881
Dalton over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #448 | 699 |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #433 | 732 |
| 2023 | — | #513 | 582 | |
| 2022 | — | #516 | 574 | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #519 | 566 |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #463 | 638 |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #444 | 686 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #397 | 799 |
| 2017 | — | #371 | 893 | |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #328 | 1,050 |
| 2015 | — | #328 | 1,050 | |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #312 | 1,118 |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #310 | 1,106 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #284 | 1,232 |
| 2011 | — | #276 | 1,267 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #260 | 1,332 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #239 | 1,476 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #218 | 1,736 |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | #212 | 1,836 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #200 | 1,939 |
| 2005 | — | #180 | 2,256 | |
| 2004 | #4,287 | 32 | #167 | 2,454 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #143 | 2,857 |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | #117 | 3,284 |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 | #98 | 3,895 |
| 2000 | #4,649 | 25 | #91 | 4,445 |
| 1999 | #5,219 | 20 | #86 | 4,541 |
| 1998 | #4,366 | 25 | #88 | 4,565 |
| 1997 | #4,370 | 24 | #90 | 4,238 |
| 1996 | #5,065 | 19 | #99 | 3,980 |
| 1995 | #3,780 | 28 | #87 | 4,191 |
| 1994 | #4,521 | 22 | #85 | 4,245 |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | #106 | 3,393 |
| 1992 | #5,484 | 17 | #121 | 2,900 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #136 | 2,357 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #193 | 1,571 |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #473 | 402 |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #644 | 215 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #646 | 199 |
| 1986 | — | #718 | 159 | |
| 1985 | — | #781 | 129 | |
| 1984 | — | #848 | 107 | |
| 1983 | — | #838 | 108 | |
| 1982 | — | #927 | 93 | |
| 1981 | — | #964 | 87 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,047 | 74 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,056 | 70 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,240 | 52 | |
| 1977 | — | #981 | 76 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,144 | 56 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,228 | 48 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,045 | 62 | |
| 1973 | — | #962 | 70 | |
| 1972 | — | #943 | 73 | |
| 1971 | — | #838 | 94 | |
| 1970 | — | #848 | 90 | |
| 1969 | — | #752 | 108 | |
| 1968 | — | #825 | 80 | |
| 1967 | — | #778 | 88 | |
| 1966 | — | #901 | 64 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,000 | 54 | |
| 1964 | — | #753 | 103 | |
| 1963 | — | #829 | 83 | |
| 1962 | — | #822 | 85 | |
| 1961 | — | #882 | 75 | |
| 1960 | — | #799 | 91 | |
| 1959 | — | #788 | 95 | |
| 1958 | — | #747 | 97 | |
| 1957 | — | #758 | 98 | |
| 1956 | — | #756 | 94 | |
| 1955 | — | #723 | 102 | |
| 1954 | — | #745 | 92 | |
| 1953 | — | #726 | 97 | |
| 1952 | — | #643 | 119 | |
| 1951 | — | #641 | 122 | |
| 1950 | — | #685 | 99 | |
| 1949 | — | #628 | 118 | |
| 1948 | — | #608 | 125 | |
| 1947 | — | #600 | 128 | |
| 1946 | — | #556 | 131 | |
| 1945 | — | #597 | 104 | |
| 1944 | — | #573 | 115 | |
| 1943 | — | #536 | 137 | |
| 1942 | — | #548 | 126 | |
| 1941 | — | #493 | 140 | |
| 1940 | — | #510 | 128 | |
| 1939 | — | #511 | 123 | |
| 1938 | — | #537 | 118 | |
| 1937 | — | #480 | 140 | |
| 1936 | — | #459 | 150 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #452 | 157 |
| 1934 | — | #475 | 143 | |
| 1933 | — | #467 | 143 | |
| 1932 | — | #446 | 159 | |
| 1931 | — | #470 | 145 | |
| 1930 | — | #498 | 143 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #512 | 131 |
| 1928 | — | #537 | 128 | |
| 1927 | — | #479 | 161 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #502 | 145 |
| 1925 | — | #453 | 177 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #532 | 140 |
| 1923 | — | #518 | 138 | |
| 1922 | — | #493 | 159 | |
| 1921 | — | #510 | 147 | |
| 1920 | — | #507 | 143 | |
| 1919 | — | #539 | 123 | |
| 1918 | — | #592 | 106 | |
| 1917 | — | #554 | 113 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #517 | 121 |
| 1915 | — | #589 | 93 | |
| 1914 | — | #622 | 66 | |
| 1913 | — | #552 | 61 | |
| 1912 | — | #568 | 50 | |
| 1911 | — | #644 | 23 | |
| 1910 | — | #621 | 22 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #657 | 16 | |
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | — | #741 | 11 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #783 | 9 | |
| 1902 | — | #615 | 13 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #623 | 16 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #567 | 13 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Dalton! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Dalton is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#160 · 1 in 540
- Arkansas#224 · 1 in 812
- South Carolina#280 · 1 in 1,125
- Kentucky#311 · 1 in 1,323
- Mississippi#315 · 1 in 1,199
Best ever in a state: #24 in Oklahoma, 1997.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #160 | 13 | 1 in 540 |
| Arkansas | #224 | 16 | 1 in 812 |
| South Carolina | #280 | 18 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Kentucky | #311 | 15 | 1 in 1,323 |
| Mississippi | #315 | 10 | 1 in 1,199 |
| Pennsylvania | #368 | 30 | 1 in 1,848 |
| Louisiana | #390 | 13 | 1 in 1,672 |
| Colorado | #404 | 14 | 1 in 1,845 |
| Minnesota | #404 | 14 | 1 in 1,796 |
| Iowa | #417 | 8 | 1 in 1,757 |
| Ohio | #424 | 25 | 1 in 2,169 |
| Georgia | #434 | 24 | 1 in 2,099 |
| Tennessee | #434 | 17 | 1 in 2,108 |
| North Carolina | #440 | 23 | 1 in 2,219 |
| Missouri | #441 | 13 | 1 in 2,196 |
| Oregon | #450 | 8 | 1 in 1,987 |
| Arizona | #458 | 15 | 1 in 2,175 |
| Michigan | #458 | 18 | 1 in 2,387 |
| Florida | #468 | 36 | 1 in 2,577 |
| Alabama | #480 | 10 | 1 in 2,202 |
| Virginia | #491 | 15 | 1 in 2,607 |
| Nevada | #503 | 5 | 1 in 2,371 |
| Kansas | #509 | 6 | 1 in 2,301 |
| Indiana | #539 | 12 | 1 in 2,730 |
| Washington | #587 | 11 | 1 in 3,036 |
| Utah | #609 | 6 | 1 in 3,200 |
| Texas | #619 | 46 | 1 in 3,720 |
| Massachusetts | #650 | 6 | 1 in 4,753 |
| New York | #697 | 20 | 1 in 4,457 |
| Wisconsin | #699 | 6 | 1 in 4,054 |
| Oklahoma | #704 | 5 | 1 in 3,591 |
| Maryland | #708 | 6 | 1 in 4,158 |
| New Jersey | #747 | 8 | 1 in 5,069 |
| Illinois | #763 | 11 | 1 in 4,901 |
| California | #862 | 28 | 1 in 6,764 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dalton
- 15 spots since 2024 (#433 → #448)
- 15 spots since 2020 (#463 → #448)
- 120 spots since 2015 (#328 → #448)
- Biggest jump: 298 spots in 1893 (#1,066 → #768)
- Biggest drop: 260 spots in 1896 (#640 → #900)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1994 at #85 (4,245 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1994–2001
- Top 1,000: 130 yrs · run 1902–1973
- Highest: 1 in 419 boys born in 1998 were named Dalton (0.24%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,444 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #85 in 1994, was only 1 in 455 (0.22%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 42.0% of all boys named Dalton (35,981) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25 | #700 (1885) | #823 |
| 1890s | 63 | #567 (1894) | #834 |
| 1900s | 109 | #615 (1902) | #741 |
| 1910s | 778 | #517 (1916) | #580 |
| 1920s | 1,469 | #453 (1925) | #504 |
| 1930s | 1,421 | #446 (1932) | #480 |
| 1940s | 1,252 | #493 (1941) | #565 |
| 1950s | 1,015 | #641 (1951) | #721 |
| 1960s | 831 | #752 (1969) | #834 |
| 1970s | 691 | #838 (1971) | #1,029 |
| 1980s | 1,573 | #473 (1989) | #789 |
| 1990s | 35,981 | #85 (1994) | #109 |
| 2000s | 26,178 | #91 (2000) | #167 |
| 2010s | 10,533 | #260 (2010) | #331 |
| 2020s | 3,791 | #433 (2024) | #482 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dalton in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 273,477 of them was named Dalton, which outranked 23.8% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #12,206Zurina7
- #12,206Zylani7
- #12,206Zymirah7
- #13,464Dalton6
- #13,464Aadhvika6
- #13,464Aakifah6
- #13,464Aaleya6
- #15,251Aabha5
- #15,251Aadhirai5
- #15,251Aadvi5
Tied with 1,786 names at #13,464; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 3,091 of them was named Dalton, which outranked 96.3% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.