The baby name Dalton appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1999 with 5,874 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Dalton has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1912 | 13 |
| 1913 | 42 |
| 1914 | 35 |
| 1915 | 62 |
| 1916 | 98 |
| 1917 | 96 |
| 1918 | 63 |
| 1919 | 80 |
| 1920 | 155 |
| 1921 | 122 |
| 1922 | 148 |
| 1923 | 120 |
| 1924 | 110 |
| 1925 | 174 |
| 1926 | 148 |
| 1927 | 154 |
| 1928 | 97 |
| 1929 | 117 |
| 1930 | 146 |
| 1931 | 135 |
| 1932 | 139 |
| 1933 | 132 |
| 1934 | 125 |
| 1935 | 103 |
| 1936 | 127 |
| 1937 | 111 |
| 1938 | 76 |
| 1939 | 109 |
| 1940 | 112 |
| 1941 | 109 |
| 1942 | 107 |
| 1943 | 127 |
| 1944 | 108 |
| 1945 | 81 |
| 1946 | 146 |
| 1947 | 158 |
| 1948 | 130 |
| 1949 | 103 |
| 1950 | 82 |
| 1951 | 78 |
| 1952 | 69 |
| 1953 | 104 |
| 1954 | 63 |
| 1955 | 68 |
| 1956 | 62 |
| 1957 | 53 |
| 1958 | 80 |
| 1959 | 55 |
| 1960 | 59 |
| 1961 | 44 |
| 1962 | 49 |
| 1963 | 44 |
| 1964 | 65 |
| 1965 | 19 |
| 1966 | 54 |
| 1967 | 62 |
| 1968 | 64 |
| 1969 | 68 |
| 1970 | 52 |
| 1971 | 66 |
| 1972 | 48 |
| 1973 | 23 |
| 1974 | 37 |
| 1975 | 15 |
| 1976 | 48 |
| 1977 | 46 |
| 1978 | 10 |
| 1979 | 20 |
| 1980 | 41 |
| 1981 | 37 |
| 1982 | 35 |
| 1983 | 57 |
| 1984 | 36 |
| 1985 | 87 |
| 1986 | 92 |
| 1987 | 150 |
| 1988 | 139 |
| 1989 | 420 |
| 1990 | 1,762 |
| 1991 | 2,694 |
| 1992 | 3,575 |
| 1993 | 4,261 |
| 1994 | 5,645 |
| 1995 | 5,481 |
| 1996 | 5,054 |
| 1997 | 5,309 |
| 1998 | 5,814 |
| 1999 | 5,874 |
| 2000 | 5,571 |
| 2001 | 4,825 |
| 2002 | 4,170 |
| 2003 | 3,793 |
| 2004 | 24 |
| 2004 | 3,398 |
| 2005 | 3,092 |
| 2006 | 2,689 |
| 2007 | 2,289 |
| 2008 | 2,261 |
| 2009 | 1,968 |
| 2010 | 1,739 |
| 2011 | 1,599 |
| 2012 | 1,587 |
| 2013 | 1,360 |
| 2014 | 1,352 |
| 2015 | 1,474 |
| 2016 | 1,494 |
| 2017 | 1,190 |
| 2018 | 1,055 |
| 2019 | 870 |
| 2020 | 694 |
| 2021 | 757 |
| 2022 | 673 |
| 2023 | 646 |
| 2024 | 757 |