Is Dalton a boy or girl name?
Dalton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 729 boys were named Dalton, so 0.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 85,429 US babies named Dalton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #432
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,831
- Babies named Dalton since 1881
- 85,429
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 4,588 babies
Boys and girls named Dalton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 109 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 778 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 1920s | 1,469 | 15 | 1% |
| 1930s | 1,420 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 1,251 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,015 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 832 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 692 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,575 | 16 | 1% |
| 1990s | 35,980 | 188 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 26,177 | 135 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 10,532 | 42 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 3,085 | 20 | 0.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 729 | #432 | 6 | #13,831 |
| 2023 | 581 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 573 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 565 | #519 | 6 | #13,885 |
| 2020 | 637 | #465 | 8 | #11,324 |
| 2019 | 686 | #445 | 5 | #16,095 |
| 2018 | 799 | #397 | 5 | #16,252 |
| 2017 | 892 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,050 | #328 | 7 | #13,233 |
| 2015 | 1,050 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,118 | #312 | 7 | #13,410 |
| 2013 | 1,106 | #310 | 6 | #15,063 |
| 2012 | 1,232 | #285 | 7 | #13,833 |
| 2011 | 1,267 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,332 | #260 | 5 | #17,643 |
| 2009 | 1,476 | #239 | 11 | #10,140 |
| 2008 | 1,736 | #218 | 7 | #14,195 |
| 2007 | 1,836 | #212 | 13 | #9,141 |
| 2006 | 1,939 | #200 | 12 | #9,429 |
| 2005 | 2,256 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2,454 | #167 | 32 | #4,308 |
| 2003 | 2,857 | #143 | 8 | #11,555 |
| 2002 | 3,283 | #117 | 13 | #7,933 |
| 2001 | 3,895 | #98 | 14 | #7,408 |
| 2000 | 4,445 | #91 | 25 | #4,685 |
| 1999 | 4,541 | #86 | 20 | #5,272 |
| 1998 | 4,563 | #88 | 25 | #4,394 |
| 1997 | 4,238 | #90 | 24 | #4,409 |
| 1996 | 3,980 | #99 | 19 | #5,109 |
| 1995 | 4,191 | #87 | 28 | #3,798 |
| 1994 | 4,245 | #85 | 22 | #4,560 |
| 1993 | 3,393 | #106 | 16 | #5,729 |
| 1992 | 2,900 | #121 | 17 | #5,535 |
| 1991 | 2,357 | #136 | 12 | #7,061 |
| 1990 | 1,572 | #193 | 5 | #13,449 |
| 1989 | 402 | #473 | 5 | #12,827 |
| 1988 | 215 | #645 | 6 | #10,661 |
| 1987 | 199 | #650 | 5 | #11,700 |
| 1986 | 159 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 129 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 107 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 108 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 94 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 88 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 74 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 71 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 52 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 76 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 56 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 48 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 62 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 70 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 73 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 94 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 90 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 108 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 80 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 88 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 64 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 55 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 103 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 83 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 85 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 75 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 91 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 95 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 97 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 98 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 94 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 102 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 92 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 97 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 119 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 122 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 99 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 118 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 125 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 128 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 131 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 104 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 115 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 137 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 126 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 139 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 128 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 122 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 118 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 140 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 150 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 157 | #453 | 5 | #4,343 |
| 1934 | 143 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 143 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 159 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 145 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 143 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 131 | #514 | 5 | #4,717 |
| 1928 | 128 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 161 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 145 | #502 | 5 | #4,991 |
| 1925 | 177 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 140 | #532 | 5 | #5,238 |
| 1923 | 138 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 159 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 147 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 143 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 123 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 106 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 113 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 121 | #517 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1915 | 93 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 66 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 61 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 50 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 23 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 22 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 15 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 16 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 13 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 11 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 13 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 16 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 11 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 13 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #897 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dalton reached #85 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #3,798 in 1995. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dalton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.