Boys' name · since 1960
Dalon
767 babies named Dalon in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,054 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 767
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
767 boys have been named Dalon since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalon has been recorded 767 times among boys since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2024.
- #6,054 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 767 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalon ranks #6,054 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 767 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,054 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 767
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dalon's 767 recorded births place it above 86.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dalon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dalon splits its recorded history at 1998: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dalon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Dalon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (234 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Dalon's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dalon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 63
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
234 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 234 births (31% of all-time use).
How Dalon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dalon's total volume
Dalon by state
Where Dalon concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.8% |
12 of 767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dalon's data
- Dalon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (234 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dalons (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dalon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1960–2024 (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 Dalon 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.