Dalton

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Dalton is a masculine given name.

From Wikipedia

Dalton first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 73 babies (rank #522 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dalton

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dalton yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

989

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Dalton

Dalton Trumbonovelist · b. 1905

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	32	#539
1997	58	#387
1998	51	#419
1999	47	#455
2000	31	#599
2001	41	#498
2002	47	#464
2003	50	#481
2004	49	#534
2005	50	#537
2006	41	#666
2007	41	#686
2008	29	#922
2009	29	#925
2010	29	#973
2011	62	#567
2012	48	#696
2013	51	#657
2014	73	#522
2015	70	#546
2016	60	#600