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Dalton

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Dalton: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #386 to #970.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#386#970
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#535
1997#386
1998#419
1999#454
2000#596
2001#495
2002#463
2003#479
2004#532
2005#535
2006#663
2007#684
2008#916
2009#923
2010#970
2011#565
2012#695
2013#655
2014#520
2015#543
2016#597
2017#581
2018#531
2019#469
2020#544
2021#719
2022#679
2023#651
2024#468
2025#621

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 7 of the 54 years from 1972 to 2025.

In 2025: #621 among boys in England and Wales, #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1972–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1972

    First recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2015–2024

    Highest recorded position: #279 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2015–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #621 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1972 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #279 in Northern Ireland in 2017.

Dalton's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#62160HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#46885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#65154HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#67950HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#71948HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#54468HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#46986HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#53174HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#58165HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#59760HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#54370HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#52073HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#65551HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#69548HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#56562HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#97029HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#92329HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#91629HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#68441HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#66341HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#53550HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#53249HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#47950HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#46347HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#49541HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#59631HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#45447HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#41951HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#38658HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#53532HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#3055HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3953HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3344HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#4163HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#2796HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#6764HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#4727HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#6314HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5645HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#6194HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Dalton is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Dalton, between 1972 and 2025, in 31 of those 54 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1972–20257#307 in 1972
England and Wales1996–202530#386 in 1997
Northern Ireland2015–20247#279 in 2017
Scotland20241#619 in 2024

Its high point came 52 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1972) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 23 years after 1972; it appears again in 1996.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1972 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #279 in Northern Ireland in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.