How popular is the name Dalton?

Dalton ranks 337th among boys' names in US records, with 86,983 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,661.

Is Dalton a unisex name?

No. Dalton is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1998, when 4,668 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Daulton. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#337 of boy names

Pronounced D AO1 L T AH0 N (ARPABET)

Dalton is a boys' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 86,983 children — the 337th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 51% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1998, when 4,668 children were given it.

Daulton is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1998Boys: 4,668Girls: 25

These spellings sound identical to Dalton and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Dalton?: Dalton ranks 337th among boys' names in US records, with 86,983 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,661.
Is Dalton a unisex name?: No. Dalton is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Dalton most popular?: 1998, when 4,668 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Dalton spelled?: Daulton. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.