Given name
Dathon
“from the spring”
Dathon is a variant of Dathan. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the spring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dathon is a variant of Dathan. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the spring.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dathon is a variant of Dathan. An origin associated with Dathan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dathon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 17 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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