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Dalton

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Origin of the name

Dalton was first an English place name, “settlement in a valley.”

Short-lived name

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Dalton peaked in 1998, when 1 baby in 806 was given the name. Since then, the name has fallen 86%, to about 631 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 448. 42% of all babies named Dalton since 1880 were born in the 1990s.
85,710births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 88rank at its peak, in 1998

Where babies named Dalton are born

1998

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The darker the blue, the more common Dalton is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Dalton is most common in Oklahoma (2.3 times), Alaska (2.2) and Wyoming (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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