Dawton is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #12959 in 2008 with 5 recorded births. This places Dawton in the bottom 11% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2003 with 7 births ranking #8873. In 2008, approximately 1 in every 407,989 boys born was named Dawton. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.