Boys' name · since 1917
Dolton
Dolton has 451 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,385 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 451
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dolton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 451 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Dolton recorded 451 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2016.
- #8,385 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 451 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dolton ranks #8,385 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 451 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,385 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 451
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dolton's 451 recorded births place it above 81.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dolton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dolton's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dolton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2016
- Peak year (1995)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Dolton by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (113 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Dolton's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Dolton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
64 births
- 1930s
1930s
63 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 113 births (25% of all-time use).
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- Dolton's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2010s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dolton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1917–2016 (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 Dolton 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.