Boys' name · since 1992
Dahlton
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 115 babies named Dahlton, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 115
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dahlton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 115 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Dahlton recorded 115 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2013.
- #16,472 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 115 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dahlton ranks #16,472 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 115 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 115
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dahlton's 115 recorded births place it above 63.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dahlton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dahlton's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dahlton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2013
- Peak year (1997)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Dahlton by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (69 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Dahlton's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Dahlton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 69 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Dahlton's decade-level peak was the 1990s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dahlton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dahlton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.