Boys' name · since 1999
Dalson
Dalson has 45 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,872 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dalson sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 45 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalson has been recorded 45 times among boys since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2021.
- #22,872 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 45 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalson ranks #22,872 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,872 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dalson's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dalson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dalson splits its recorded history at 2006: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dalson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2021
- Peak year (1999)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Dalson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 71% of the file).
2000s was Dalson's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Dalson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Dalson's decade-level peak was the 2000s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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 Dalson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1999–2021 (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 Dalson 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.