Dalton
Boy name
Dalton meaning
valley, settlement
Dalton at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #432 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- nature
Dalton popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | #866 | 5 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1900 | #623 | 16 |
| 1910 | #621 | 22 |
| 1920 | #507 | 143 |
| 1930 | #498 | 143 |
| 1940 | #510 | 128 |
| 1950 | #685 | 99 |
| 1960 | #799 | 91 |
| 1970 | #848 | 90 |
| 1980 | #1,047 | 74 |
| 1990 | #193 | 1,572 |
| 1994 | #85 | 4,245 |
| 2000 | #91 | 4,445 |
| 2010 | #260 | 1,332 |
| 2020 | #463 | 637 |
| 2024 | #432 | 729 |
All 136 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | #866 | 5 |
| 1884 | #848 | 6 |
| 1885 | #700 | 8 |
| 1889 | #878 | 6 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1892 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1893 | #768 | 8 |
| 1894 | #567 | 13 |
| 1895 | #640 | 11 |
| 1896 | #900 | 7 |
| 1897 | #852 | 7 |
| 1898 | #885 | 7 |
| 1900 | #623 | 16 |
| 1902 | #615 | 13 |
| 1903 | #783 | 9 |
| 1904 | #874 | 8 |
| 1905 | #741 | 11 |
| 1906 | #927 | 8 |
| 1907 | #735 | 13 |
| 1908 | #657 | 16 |
| 1909 | #714 | 15 |
| 1910 | #621 | 22 |
| 1911 | #644 | 23 |
| 1912 | #568 | 50 |
| 1913 | #552 | 61 |
| 1914 | #622 | 66 |
| 1915 | #589 | 93 |
| 1916 | #517 | 121 |
| 1917 | #554 | 113 |
| 1918 | #592 | 106 |
| 1919 | #539 | 123 |
| 1920 | #507 | 143 |
| 1921 | #510 | 147 |
| 1922 | #493 | 159 |
| 1923 | #518 | 138 |
| 1924 | #532 | 140 |
| 1925 | #453 | 177 |
| 1926 | #502 | 145 |
| 1927 | #479 | 161 |
| 1928 | #537 | 128 |
| 1929 | #512 | 131 |
| 1930 | #498 | 143 |
| 1931 | #470 | 145 |
| 1932 | #446 | 159 |
| 1933 | #467 | 143 |
| 1934 | #475 | 143 |
| 1935 | #452 | 157 |
| 1936 | #459 | 150 |
| 1937 | #480 | 140 |
| 1938 | #537 | 118 |
| 1939 | #513 | 122 |
| 1940 | #510 | 128 |
| 1941 | #493 | 139 |
| 1942 | #548 | 126 |
| 1943 | #536 | 137 |
| 1944 | #573 | 115 |
| 1945 | #597 | 104 |
| 1946 | #556 | 131 |
| 1947 | #600 | 128 |
| 1948 | #608 | 125 |
| 1949 | #628 | 118 |
| 1950 | #685 | 99 |
| 1951 | #641 | 122 |
| 1952 | #643 | 119 |
| 1953 | #726 | 97 |
| 1954 | #745 | 92 |
| 1955 | #723 | 102 |
| 1956 | #756 | 94 |
| 1957 | #758 | 98 |
| 1958 | #747 | 97 |
| 1959 | #788 | 95 |
| 1960 | #799 | 91 |
| 1961 | #882 | 75 |
| 1962 | #823 | 85 |
| 1963 | #829 | 83 |
| 1964 | #753 | 103 |
| 1965 | #996 | 55 |
| 1966 | #901 | 64 |
| 1967 | #778 | 88 |
| 1968 | #825 | 80 |
| 1969 | #752 | 108 |
| 1970 | #848 | 90 |
| 1971 | #838 | 94 |
| 1972 | #943 | 73 |
| 1973 | #962 | 70 |
| 1974 | #1,046 | 62 |
| 1975 | #1,228 | 48 |
| 1976 | #1,144 | 56 |
| 1977 | #981 | 76 |
| 1978 | #1,240 | 52 |
| 1979 | #1,044 | 71 |
| 1980 | #1,047 | 74 |
| 1981 | #960 | 88 |
| 1982 | #921 | 94 |
| 1983 | #838 | 108 |
| 1984 | #848 | 107 |
| 1985 | #781 | 129 |
| 1986 | #718 | 159 |
| 1987 | #647 | 199 |
| 1988 | #644 | 215 |
| 1989 | #473 | 402 |
| 1990 | #193 | 1,572 |
| 1991 | #136 | 2,357 |
| 1992 | #121 | 2,900 |
| 1993 | #106 | 3,393 |
| 1994 | #85 | 4,245 |
| 1995 | #87 | 4,191 |
| 1996 | #99 | 3,980 |
| 1997 | #90 | 4,238 |
| 1998 | #88 | 4,563 |
| 1999 | #86 | 4,541 |
| 2000 | #91 | 4,445 |
| 2001 | #98 | 3,895 |
| 2002 | #117 | 3,283 |
| 2003 | #143 | 2,857 |
| 2004 | #167 | 2,454 |
| 2005 | #180 | 2,256 |
| 2006 | #200 | 1,939 |
| 2007 | #212 | 1,836 |
| 2008 | #218 | 1,736 |
| 2009 | #239 | 1,476 |
| 2010 | #260 | 1,332 |
| 2011 | #276 | 1,267 |
| 2012 | #284 | 1,232 |
| 2013 | #310 | 1,106 |
| 2014 | #312 | 1,118 |
| 2015 | #328 | 1,050 |
| 2016 | #328 | 1,050 |
| 2017 | #371 | 892 |
| 2018 | #397 | 799 |
| 2019 | #444 | 686 |
| 2020 | #463 | 637 |
| 2021 | #519 | 565 |
| 2022 | #516 | 573 |
| 2023 | #513 | 581 |
| 2024 | #432 | 729 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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