Dalton

Meaning: Valley settlement
Origin: Old English — From Old English dæl and tun

Boy's name · #448 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Dalton reached #85 in 1994 and has faded to #448 since. In just three years its births jumped from about 220 in 1988 to 2,400 in 1991 — after 1989 brought both Patrick Swayze's Road House and Timothy Dalton's James Bond.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#511 in Scotland (2025) · #621 in England & Wales (2025) · #713 in Ireland (2025) · #842 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #671 in Canada (2024).

Famous Daltons

Dalton Trumbo — American screenwriter (1905–1976)
Dalton Tagelagi — New Zealand politician, Premier of Niue (born 1968)
Dalton Vigh — Brazilian actor
Dalton Knecht — American basketball player
Dalton McGuinty — Canadian politician

In stories & tradition

Dalton — Fire Emblem Awakening (video game)

What Daltons become

Among 137 notable people named Dalton:

Sports figures appear 2.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dalton Knecht, American basketball player.

Similar names: Garrett · Dakota · Devon · Kolton · Quinton · Clayton

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