Recorded 1978–2019 Boys' name Peak 2007 94 births

Daton — boys' name

94 babies named Daton in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s272000s462010s11
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Daton was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

8 babies were named Daton in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daton

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Daton between 1978 and 2019, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Daton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daton 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 94 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.

Daton at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

94

Since 1978

42 years of records

Peak year

2007

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1978

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2019

Daton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1978

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
456789 201920092007200420011998199119871978 5

Daton by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
46 births that decade — 49% of Daton's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s272000s462010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daton?
94 babies have been named Daton since 1978. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2007 with 8 births.
When was Daton most popular?
Daton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Daton been used?
Daton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 42 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Daton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dathan, Dat, Datron, Datrell, 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, 1978–2019 (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.