Timothy Dalton
There are approximately 155 people named Timothy Dalton living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,211,318 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Timothy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dalton. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
155
1 in 2,211,318
Named Timothy
945K
Alive today
Named Dalton
56K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 945K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1959
Average age: 51
Top Census group: White (84.2%)
Estimated bearers: 56K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #680
Per 100K: 16.37
Top ancestry: White (84.0%)
First name trend
Timothy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Timothy. The peak year was 1959 with 30,863 births. The average person named Timothy today is 51 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Timothy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Timothy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 84.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Timothy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Timothy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.2% · 675,887
- Black or African American7.7% · 62,009
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 23,496
- Two or more races2.8% · 22,726
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 14,281
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 4,556
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Dalton surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dalton, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 84.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Dalton described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Dalton at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.0% · 41,094
- Black or African American7.4% · 3,615
- Two or more races3.8% · 1,881
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 1,624
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 383
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 327
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Timothy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2756% of the US population, based on 944,752 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Timothy right now.
The surname Dalton appears at a rate of 16.37 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0164%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 155 people with the full name Timothy Dalton. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Timothy Dalton: questions and answers
How many people are named Timothy Dalton?
We estimate approximately 155 people in the United States share the full name Timothy Dalton. That works out to about 1 in 2,211,318 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2756%) with the surname frequency (16.37 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Timothy Dalton?
We classify Timothy Dalton as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,211,318 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Timothy a male or female name?
Timothy is predominantly male. Out of 1,086,730 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Timothy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Timothy Dalton?
Find out how many people are called Timothy Dalton on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.