Alton
Boy name
Alton meaning
river source, settlement, town
Alton at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,566 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- nature
Alton popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #482 | 14 |
| 1890 | #389 | 21 |
| 1900 | #325 | 43 |
| 1904 | #78 | 302 |
| 1910 | #210 | 122 |
| 1920 | #197 | 683 |
| 1930 | #183 | 756 |
| 1940 | #194 | 692 |
| 1950 | #259 | 635 |
| 1960 | #338 | 529 |
| 1970 | #440 | 345 |
| 1980 | #539 | 251 |
| 1990 | #704 | 210 |
| 2000 | #1,053 | 136 |
| 2010 | #1,376 | 122 |
| 2020 | #1,693 | 92 |
| 2024 | #1,566 | 110 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #482 | 14 |
| 1881 | #533 | 11 |
| 1882 | #426 | 18 |
| 1883 | #309 | 28 |
| 1884 | #468 | 16 |
| 1885 | #312 | 29 |
| 1886 | #451 | 16 |
| 1887 | #438 | 15 |
| 1888 | #442 | 18 |
| 1889 | #348 | 26 |
| 1890 | #389 | 21 |
| 1891 | #386 | 20 |
| 1892 | #329 | 32 |
| 1893 | #368 | 24 |
| 1894 | #336 | 28 |
| 1895 | #368 | 26 |
| 1896 | #338 | 31 |
| 1897 | #316 | 34 |
| 1898 | #377 | 27 |
| 1899 | #306 | 33 |
| 1900 | #325 | 43 |
| 1901 | #359 | 26 |
| 1902 | #317 | 37 |
| 1903 | #190 | 84 |
| 1904 | #78 | 302 |
| 1905 | #135 | 164 |
| 1906 | #171 | 106 |
| 1907 | #180 | 120 |
| 1908 | #180 | 119 |
| 1909 | #212 | 101 |
| 1910 | #210 | 122 |
| 1911 | #194 | 156 |
| 1912 | #192 | 300 |
| 1913 | #183 | 372 |
| 1914 | #198 | 419 |
| 1915 | #195 | 568 |
| 1916 | #190 | 604 |
| 1917 | #195 | 604 |
| 1918 | #200 | 642 |
| 1919 | #199 | 630 |
| 1920 | #197 | 683 |
| 1921 | #200 | 688 |
| 1922 | #187 | 741 |
| 1923 | #200 | 676 |
| 1924 | #205 | 678 |
| 1925 | #197 | 708 |
| 1926 | #183 | 778 |
| 1927 | #191 | 759 |
| 1928 | #176 | 816 |
| 1929 | #191 | 716 |
| 1930 | #183 | 756 |
| 1931 | #186 | 706 |
| 1932 | #184 | 717 |
| 1933 | #184 | 669 |
| 1934 | #184 | 713 |
| 1935 | #188 | 699 |
| 1936 | #189 | 674 |
| 1937 | #173 | 836 |
| 1938 | #185 | 765 |
| 1939 | #192 | 680 |
| 1940 | #194 | 692 |
| 1941 | #211 | 636 |
| 1942 | #227 | 625 |
| 1943 | #223 | 659 |
| 1944 | #216 | 643 |
| 1945 | #241 | 553 |
| 1946 | #253 | 610 |
| 1947 | #260 | 659 |
| 1948 | #245 | 695 |
| 1949 | #269 | 601 |
| 1950 | #259 | 635 |
| 1951 | #264 | 650 |
| 1952 | #278 | 614 |
| 1953 | #287 | 604 |
| 1954 | #292 | 595 |
| 1955 | #288 | 613 |
| 1956 | #304 | 601 |
| 1957 | #324 | 565 |
| 1958 | #322 | 571 |
| 1959 | #333 | 540 |
| 1960 | #338 | 529 |
| 1961 | #336 | 542 |
| 1962 | #366 | 476 |
| 1963 | #368 | 459 |
| 1964 | #362 | 461 |
| 1965 | #389 | 403 |
| 1966 | #390 | 371 |
| 1967 | #372 | 403 |
| 1968 | #401 | 379 |
| 1969 | #420 | 353 |
| 1970 | #440 | 345 |
| 1971 | #424 | 363 |
| 1972 | #458 | 293 |
| 1973 | #435 | 322 |
| 1974 | #478 | 276 |
| 1975 | #515 | 241 |
| 1976 | #489 | 264 |
| 1977 | #491 | 273 |
| 1978 | #540 | 234 |
| 1979 | #546 | 244 |
| 1980 | #539 | 251 |
| 1981 | #546 | 240 |
| 1982 | #526 | 264 |
| 1983 | #545 | 238 |
| 1984 | #608 | 195 |
| 1985 | #607 | 207 |
| 1986 | #648 | 189 |
| 1987 | #660 | 191 |
| 1988 | #604 | 242 |
| 1989 | #706 | 194 |
| 1990 | #704 | 210 |
| 1991 | #682 | 221 |
| 1992 | #770 | 183 |
| 1993 | #785 | 181 |
| 1994 | #844 | 161 |
| 1995 | #888 | 152 |
| 1996 | #949 | 136 |
| 1997 | #922 | 147 |
| 1998 | #878 | 165 |
| 1999 | #1,063 | 128 |
| 2000 | #1,053 | 136 |
| 2001 | #1,207 | 111 |
| 2002 | #998 | 156 |
| 2003 | #1,012 | 156 |
| 2004 | #1,080 | 147 |
| 2005 | #1,181 | 135 |
| 2006 | #1,144 | 148 |
| 2007 | #1,102 | 165 |
| 2008 | #1,129 | 162 |
| 2009 | #1,202 | 150 |
| 2010 | #1,376 | 122 |
| 2011 | #1,305 | 131 |
| 2012 | #1,111 | 166 |
| 2013 | #1,180 | 152 |
| 2014 | #1,163 | 162 |
| 2015 | #1,238 | 147 |
| 2016 | #1,248 | 148 |
| 2017 | #1,340 | 133 |
| 2018 | #1,352 | 132 |
| 2019 | #1,345 | 133 |
| 2020 | #1,693 | 92 |
| 2021 | #1,347 | 137 |
| 2022 | #1,851 | 86 |
| 2023 | #1,679 | 101 |
| 2024 | #1,566 | 110 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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