Dalton Name Popularity

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How popular is Dalton?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Dalton, ranked the 397th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Dalton has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #85 for the first time in 1994 and as recently as 1999.

The name was given to the greatest number of children in 1998 with 4,563 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Dalton was less than 5, most recently in 1901.

Approximately during the years 1906-1916, 1917-1920, 1966-1969, and 1978-1994, the name Dalton took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1935-1938, 1971-1975, 2000-2013, and 2014-2017.

Dalton's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Dalton for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dalton?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Dalton still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Dalton (Girl)		Dalton (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	16,156	792	397
2017		< 5	--	890	371
2016		7	13,202	1,045	331
2015		< 5	--	1,048	328
2014		7	13,390	1,113	312
2013		6	15,040	1,100	311
2012		7	13,818	1,229	285
2011		< 5	--	1,267	276
2010		5	17,625	1,328	260
2009		11	10,130	1,476	239
2008		7	14,182	1,736	218
2007		13	9,132	1,834	212
2006		12	9,421	1,939	199
2005		< 5	--	2,255	180
2004		32	4,307	2,452	167
2003		8	11,551	2,857	143
2002		13	7,931	3,282	117
2001		14	7,407	3,895	98
2000		25	4,684	4,445	91
1999		20	5,271	4,541	85
1998		25	4,393	4,563	88
1997		24	4,408	4,237	90
1996		19	5,108	3,979	99
1995		28	3,798	4,190	87
1994		22	4,559	4,245	85
1993		16	5,729	3,393	106
1992		17	5,535	2,901	121
1991		12	7,061	2,354	136
1990		5	13,446	1,572	193
1989		5	12,825	402	473
1988		6	10,662	214	646
1987		5	11,693	199	648
1986		< 5	--	159	718
1985		< 5	--	129	781
1984		< 5	--	108	844
1983		< 5	--	108	839
1982		< 5	--	94	922
1981		< 5	--	88	963
1980		< 5	--	74	1,050
1979		< 5	--	70	1,059
1978		< 5	--	52	1,243
1977		< 5	--	77	976
1976		< 5	--	56	1,143
1975		< 5	--	49	1,211
1974		< 5	--	63	1,039
1973		< 5	--	70	963
1972		< 5	--	73	945
1971		< 5	--	94	836
1970		< 5	--	91	846
1969		< 5	--	108	752
1968		< 5	--	80	825
1967		< 5	--	88	778
1966		< 5	--	64	903
1965		< 5	--	55	997
1964		< 5	--	103	753
1963		< 5	--	83	831
1962		< 5	--	86	820
1961		< 5	--	74	890
1960		< 5	--	91	799
1959		< 5	--	94	790
1958		< 5	--	99	741
1957		< 5	--	98	759
1956		< 5	--	94	756
1955		< 5	--	103	723
1954		< 5	--	92	746
1953		< 5	--	96	732
1952		< 5	--	119	643
1951		< 5	--	122	640
1950		< 5	--	99	687
1949		< 5	--	118	628
1948		< 5	--	125	608
1947		< 5	--	129	598
1946		< 5	--	131	559
1945		< 5	--	104	596
1944		< 5	--	114	575
1943		< 5	--	137	537
1942		< 5	--	126	547
1941		< 5	--	139	493
1940		< 5	--	128	510
1939		< 5	--	122	514
1938		< 5	--	118	537
1937		< 5	--	140	480
1936		< 5	--	149	463
1935		5	4,343	158	452
1934		< 5	--	143	475
1933		< 5	--	143	466
1932		< 5	--	159	446
1931		< 5	--	145	470
1930		< 5	--	143	499
1929		5	4,716	131	514
1928		< 5	--	128	538
1927		< 5	--	161	480
1926		5	4,992	145	501
1925		< 5	--	177	453
1924		5	5,238	140	532
1923		< 5	--	138	519
1922		< 5	--	159	493
1921		< 5	--	147	511
1920		< 5	--	143	509
1919		< 5	--	123	539
1918		< 5	--	106	593
1917		< 5	--	113	554
1916		5	4,572	121	517
1915		< 5	--	93	593
1914		< 5	--	66	623
1913		< 5	--	61	552
1912		< 5	--	50	568
1911		< 5	--	23	653
1910		< 5	--	22	627
1909		< 5	--	15	725
1908		< 5	--	16	663
1907		< 5	--	13	746
1906		< 5	--	8	944
1905		< 5	--	11	751
1904		< 5	--	8	897
1903		< 5	--	9	802
1902		< 5	--	13	617
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	16	631
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	7	904
1897		< 5	--	7	865
1896		< 5	--	7	915
1895		< 5	--	11	649
1894		< 5	--	13	571
1893		< 5	--	8	782
1892		< 5	--	5	1,103
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	5	1,036
1889		< 5	--	6	899
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	8	717
1884		< 5	--	6	876
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	5	897
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.