Boys' name · since 1991

Dawlton

Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Dawlton, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#29,323 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade

Dawlton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 19 recorded since 1991.

Dawlton has 19 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 1999.

  • #29,323 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 19 born since 1991
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawlton ranks #29,323 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.

#29,323 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dawlton's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dawlton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dawlton splits its recorded history at 1998: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dawlton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1999

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
456789 199119981999 5

Dawlton by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (19 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Dawlton's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Dawlton births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawlton? ▼
19 babies have been named Dawlton since 1991. All-time, it sits at #29,323 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
Where does Dawlton sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawlton ranks #29,323 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dawlton most popular? ▼
Dawlton was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Dawlton been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dawlton since 1991 -- 9 years through the most recent 1999 data.
What names are similar to Dawlton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dawson, Dawayne, Dawn, Dawud, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Dawlton

Nearby Names Like Dawlton

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dawlton

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Two nationwide peer axes for Dawlton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–1999 (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 Dawlton 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.