Dalton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning settlement in the valley.
Babies a year
886
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#448
down from #432
UK popularity
#621
60 babies · down from #468
How Dalton has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #328 |
| 2016 | #328 |
| 2017 | #372 |
| 2018 | #397 |
| 2019 | #445 |
| 2020 | #467 |
| 2021 | #519 |
| 2022 | #516 |
| 2023 | #513 |
| 2024 | #432 |
| 2025 | #448 |
In 2025, 60 babies in England and Wales were named Dalton. In the US, 886 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,563 in 1998.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Dalton was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.21% of American babies of that sex.
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