How Many People Are Named Dolton?
An estimated 299 people in the United States have the first name Dolton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Dolton peaked in popularity in 1995 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dolton as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dolton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
299
About 1 in 1,146,336 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1995
18 births
Total Registered
451
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dolton
Dolton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 451 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dolton as a male name
Ranked #9,931 in 2016
7 male births in 2016
Peak: 1995 (18 births)
Dolton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dolton span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 113 babies were registered. While Dolton is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dolton by Decade
How has Dolton tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dolton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dolton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dolton
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dolton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dolton?
We estimate approximately 299 people named Dolton are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,146,336 Americans share this first name.
Is Dolton a common name?
Dolton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 451 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dolton most popular?
Dolton reached peak popularity in 1995, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dolton is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dolton a male name?
Dolton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dolton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dolton Smith, Dolton Johnson, Dolton Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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