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Dalton name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Dalton ranks #448 in male records (699 reported) and #13,608 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#13,608 · 6 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count stayed at 6 female records; rank moved from #13,880 to #13,608.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count stayed at 6 female records; rank moved from #13,890 to #13,608.
2025 male rank and count
#448 · 699 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 33 male records (732 to 699); rank moved from #433 to #448.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 133 male records (566 to 699); rank moved from #519 to #448.
Peak year in available data
2016: 1,050 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Dalton becoming more popular?

Dalton's reported male count decreased by 33 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #433 to #448. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Dalton in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DaltonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,0500201620252016: 7 female records2018: 5 female records2019: 5 female records2020: 8 female records2021: 6 female records2024: 6 female records2025: 6 female records2016: 1,050 male records2017: 893 male records2018: 799 male records2019: 686 male records2020: 638 male records2021: 566 male records2022: 574 male records2023: 582 male records2024: 732 male records2025: 699 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025613,608699448
2024613,880732433
2023——582513
2022——574516
2021613,890566519
2020811,329638464
2019516,106686445
2018516,259799397
2017——893371
2016713,2381,050328

Questions about Dalton’s popularity

How common is Dalton in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Dalton ranks #448 in male records (699 reported) and #13,608 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Dalton?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Dalton only.

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