Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Dalton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dalton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1998

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

4,563

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1881Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

84%

2024

729

All-time

85,003

Dalton is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 4,563 boys were named Dalton.

In 2024, only 729 boys were given the name.

Down 84% from its peak.

All told, about 85,003 Americans have been named Dalton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1998

19984,563 boys named Dalton

2024729 boys named Dalton

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