Recorded 1996–2005 Boys' name Peak 1996 17 births

Dathon — boys' name

17 babies named Dathon in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s11

The verdict

17 boys have been named Dathon since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2005.

17
total births
1996–2005
years on record
2000s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Dathon was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dathon in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dathon

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Dathon between 1996 and 2005, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dathon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dathon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dathon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dathon 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 17 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.

Dathon at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

17

Since 1996

10 years of records

Peak year

1996

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1996

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2005

Dathon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1996

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 200520021996 6

Dathon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 65% of Dathon's all-time total
1990s62000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dathon?
17 babies have been named Dathon since 1996. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
When was Dathon most popular?
Dathon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Dathon been used?
Dathon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 10 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Dathon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dathan, Dat, Datron, Daton, 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, 1996–2005 (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.