UK boy's name
Dainton
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Dainton is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Dainton popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4789, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2009, with 46 births.
This profile covers 294 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 2003 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 7% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 292 living people in the UK are called Dainton. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Dainton ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2009, when 46 boys were registered as Dainton.
- • About 292 living people in the UK are estimated to have Dainton as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4789
2022
Births in 2022
3
Latest year
Peak year
2009
46 births
Estimated living
292
2026
Popularity
Dainton over time
The chart below shows babies named Dainton registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Dainton, the clearest high point is 2009. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 46 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dainton by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Dainton was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4062 | 8 | 2 |
| 2010s | #2016 | 150 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1344 | 136 | 7 |
Related
Names similar to Dainton
- Daniel 120,900
- Dylan 60,836
- David 37,852
- Dominic 20,480
- Declan 11,657
- Dexter 11,627
- Danny 8,434
- Dean 5,329
- Dillon 4,113
- Douglas 3,773
- Dominik 3,494
- Damian 3,486
FAQ
Dainton: questions and answers
How popular is the name Dainton in the UK right now?
In 2022, Dainton was ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Dainton most popular?
The peak year on record was 2009, with 46 babies registered as Dainton in England and Wales.
How many people are called Dainton in the UK?
A total of 294 babies have been registered as Dainton across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.