Recorded 1915–1977 Boys' name Peak 1918 21 births

Dumont — boys' name

21 babies named Dumont in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s51970s5
1910s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dumont was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dumont in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dumont

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Dumont between 1915 and 1977, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dumont currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dumont performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dumont shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dumont 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 21 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.

Dumont at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

21

Since 1915

63 years of records

Peak year

1918

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1915

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1977

Dumont popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1915

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
4.555.566.5 1977192319181915 5

Dumont by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11 births that decade — 52% of Dumont's all-time total
1910s111920s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dumont?
21 babies have been named Dumont since 1915. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
When was Dumont most popular?
Dumont was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Dumont been used?
Dumont has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 63 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Dumont?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dumas, Dumier, Dumaka, Dumar. 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, 1915–1977 (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.