Dallas vs Dalton

Side-by-side comparison of Dallas and Dalton — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dallas

Boy name · Rank #243

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Name B

Dalton

Boy name · Rank #432

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Metric Dallas Dalton
Current Rank #243 #432
Total Births (all years) 69,713 85,003
Peak Year 2024 1998
Peak Year Births 1,448 4,563
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Dallas Dalton
1880ss 234 25
1890ss 297 63
1900ss 413 109
1910ss 1,971 778
1920ss 3,768 1,469
1930ss 4,237 1,420
1940ss 4,358 1,251
1950ss 4,064 1,015
1960ss 3,235 832
1970ss 3,659 692
1980ss 5,653 1,575
1990ss 10,443 35,980
2000ss 8,651 26,177
2010ss 11,993 10,532
2020ss 6,737 3,085

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dallas Dalton
2014 1,366 1,118
2015 1,420 1,050
2016 1,224 1,050
2017 1,401 892
2018 1,230 799
2019 1,235 686
2020 1,266 637
2021 1,286 565
2022 1,355 573
2023 1,382 581
2024 1,448 729

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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