Recorded 1987–2018 Boys' name Peak 2009 271 births

Dalonte — boys' name

271 babies named Dalonte in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s1242000s812010s39
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Dalonte was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

19 babies were named Dalonte in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalonte

The Social Security Administration has registered 271 babies named Dalonte between 1987 and 2018, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dalonte currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalonte performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dalonte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in District of Columbia, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Dalonte in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalonte in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 271 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dalonte at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

271

Since 1987

32 years of records

Peak year

2009

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1987

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2018

Dalonte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1987

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2009)
19
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 201820102006200119981995199219891987 7

Dalonte by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
124 births that decade — 46% of Dalonte's all-time total
1980s271990s1242000s812010s39

Dalonte by state

Where Dalonte concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dalonte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 District of Columbia
17 6.3%
#2 Maryland
6 2.2%
District of Columbia share of Dalonte's total US births 6.3%
Even split

17 of 271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalonte?
271 babies have been named Dalonte since 1987. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2009 with 19 births.
When was Dalonte most popular?
Dalonte was most popular in the 1990s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Dalonte most popular?
The top states for the name Dalonte are District of Columbia (17 births), Maryland (6 births).
How long has the name Dalonte been used?
Dalonte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 32 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Dalonte?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dale, Dalton, Dallas, Dallin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.