Dalton vs Dale

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

Name A

Dalton

Boy name · Rank #432

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Name B

Dale

Boy name · Rank #1306

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Metric Dalton Dale
Current Rank #432 #1306
Total Births (all years) 85,003 278,018
Peak Year 1998 1958
Peak Year Births 4,563 8,503
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Dalton Dale
1880ss 25 121
1890ss 63 281
1900ss 109 672
1910ss 778 8,218
1920ss 1,469 22,752
1930ss 1,420 32,536
1940ss 1,251 46,812
1950ss 1,015 75,567
1960ss 832 50,420
1970ss 692 18,066
1980ss 1,575 10,486
1990ss 35,980 6,213
2000ss 26,177 3,628
2010ss 10,532 1,593
2020ss 3,085 653

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dalton Dale
2014 1,118 181
2015 1,050 177
2016 1,050 173
2017 892 150
2018 799 127
2019 686 118
2020 637 131
2021 565 130
2022 573 114
2023 581 129
2024 729 149

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, 1881–2024.

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