Dolton

maleStatistical record

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

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

Dolton: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,761, and it stood at #2,671 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1761highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
1997	#1761
1998	#2901
1999	#2943
2000	#3036
2002	#2254
2003	#1962
2004	#3651
2007	#3589
2008	#4432
2010	#2941
2011	#1909
2012	#2458
2013	#3822
2014	#1935
2015	#2020
2016	#2556
2017	#2512
2018	#3011
2019	#3937
2020	#3334
2021	#2493
2023	#3523
2024	#2671

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 24 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1761 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Dolton by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Dolton in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	15	4 of 10	4
2000s	25	6 of 10	4
2010sbusiest	77	10 of 10	8
2020s	26	4 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Dolton appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1761 in England and Wales in 1997.

Dolton'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2671	8	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3523	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2493	8	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3334	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3937	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3011	6	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2512	8	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2556	8	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2020	11	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1935	11	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1909	11	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#4432	3	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3589	4	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3651	3	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1962	7	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2254	5	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2943	3	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2901	3	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1761	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,761, first reached in 1997.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 11 births, registered in England and Wales in 2011.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
12 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#2,671position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
11births registered in its largest year, 2011Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Dewan · #1761, 17y
Harjeet · #1761, 11y
Kais · #1761, 25y
Labib · #1761, 18y

Dolton and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Dolton without appearing here.

Dolton moved ahead of

Graeme Compare
In 2010 they stood at #3651 and #3009 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #1909 and #4647.
Brent Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2020 and #4747.
Kim Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2020 and #4747.
Sander Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2020 and #4747.

Moved ahead of Dolton

Matheo Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2493 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #1363.
Cooper Compare
In 1997 they stood at #1761 and #2022 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1998 that had become #2901 and #1110.
Gunnar Compare
In 2017 they stood at #2512 and #3040 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #3011 and #1786.
Gustav Compare
In 2016 they stood at #2556 and #3478 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #2512 and #2512.

Moved the opposite way to Dolton

Cooper Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Dolton went from #1761 to #2671 while Cooper went from #2022 to #139.

Moved the same way as Dolton

Kelly Compare
Between 1997 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Dolton went from #1761 to #3523 and Kelly from #1454 to #3523.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1761 in England and Wales in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Dolton

Dolton at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Dolton by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Dolton appears in

Popularity data

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Dolton at a glance

Dolton by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Dolton appears in

What the record shows

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Dolton and the names beside it

Dolton moved ahead of

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