Dalton
Literal root meaning: “valley + settlement”
About the name Dalton
Dalton is a boy name with Old English roots, literally “valley + settlement”.
It has a nature feel. In 2025, Dalton ranked #448 for boys in the US, with 699 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1998. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Dalton were boys.
Etymology
From Old English, meaning “valley” + “settlement”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Dalton”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #448
- In 2015
- #328
- Babies in 2025
- 699
Popularity of Dalton, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
Names similar to Dalton
- Denton“valley, den + enclosure; settlement, town”
- Alton“river source + settlement, town”
- Ashton“ash (tree species) + enclosure, settlement”
- Fulton“bird + dwelling”
- Lawton“hill, ound + homestead”
- Morton“moor, marsh + settlement”
- Wesson“west + wood, clearing”
- Barney“growing with barley + island”
- Bradlee“broad + woodland”
- Bradley“broad + woodland”
Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry.