Recorded 1987–2003 Boys' name Peak 1991 16 births

Driton — boys' name

16 babies named Driton in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s62000s5
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Driton was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

6 babies were named Driton in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Driton

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Driton between 1987 and 2003, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Driton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Driton performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Driton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Driton 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 16 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.

Driton at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

16

Since 1987

17 years of records

Peak year

1991

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1987

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2003

Driton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1987

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1991)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Driton by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 38% of Driton's all-time total
1980s51990s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Driton?
16 babies have been named Driton since 1987. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1991 with 6 births.
When was Driton most popular?
Driton was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Driton been used?
Driton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 17 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Driton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Drin, Dristen, Dristin, Driston, 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, 1987–2003 (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.