Alton
#522 most common boys' name of all time · #1,132 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025
Rank among boys
#522
Rank overall
#1,132 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
47,832
Since 2016
1,179
Peak year
1937 #173
Best rank
#78 1904
Girls
Boys
peak 836/yr
Alton is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 106 | 106 | #1,602 |
| 2024 | — | 110 | 110 | #1,573 |
| 2023 | — | 101 | 101 | #1,682 |
| 2022 | — | 86 | 86 | #1,854 |
| 2021 | — | 137 | 137 | #1,350 |
| 2020 | — | 92 | 92 | #1,695 |
| 2019 | — | 134 | 134 | #1,341 |
| 2018 | — | 132 | 132 | #1,352 |
| 2017 | — | 133 | 133 | #1,342 |
| 2016 | — | 148 | 148 | #1,248 |
| 2015 | — | 147 | 147 | #1,240 |
| 2014 | — | 162 | 162 | #1,163 |
| 2013 | — | 152 | 152 | #1,182 |
| 2012 | — | 166 | 166 | #1,111 |
| 2011 | — | 131 | 131 | #1,305 |
| 2010 | — | 122 | 122 | #1,377 |
| 2009 | — | 150 | 150 | #1,203 |
| 2008 | — | 162 | 162 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | — | 165 | 165 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | — | 148 | 148 | #1,144 |
| 2005 | — | 135 | 135 | #1,182 |
| 2004 | — | 147 | 147 | #1,082 |
| 2003 | — | 156 | 156 | #1,013 |
| 2002 | — | 156 | 156 | #998 |
| 2001 | — | 111 | 111 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | — | 136 | 136 | #1,053 |
| 1999 | — | 128 | 128 | #1,063 |
| 1998 | — | 165 | 165 | #880 |
| 1997 | — | 147 | 147 | #925 |
| 1996 | — | 136 | 136 | #949 |
| 1995 | — | 152 | 152 | #888 |
| 1994 | — | 161 | 161 | #845 |
| 1993 | — | 181 | 181 | #785 |
| 1992 | — | 183 | 183 | #770 |
| 1991 | — | 221 | 221 | #682 |
| 1990 | — | 210 | 210 | #704 |
| 1989 | 5 | 194 | 199 | #706 |
| 1988 | — | 242 | 242 | #604 |
| 1987 | — | 191 | 191 | #660 |
| 1986 | 5 | 189 | 194 | #650 |
| 1985 | — | 207 | 207 | #608 |
| 1984 | — | 195 | 195 | #609 |
| 1983 | — | 238 | 238 | #544 |
| 1982 | — | 264 | 264 | #526 |
| 1981 | 5 | 240 | 245 | #546 |
| 1980 | — | 251 | 251 | #541 |
| 1979 | — | 244 | 244 | #547 |
| 1978 | — | 234 | 234 | #541 |
| 1977 | — | 273 | 273 | #491 |
| 1976 | 5 | 264 | 269 | #490 |
| 1975 | — | 241 | 241 | #516 |
| 1974 | — | 276 | 276 | #480 |
| 1973 | — | 322 | 322 | #435 |
| 1972 | — | 293 | 293 | #459 |
| 1971 | — | 363 | 363 | #424 |
| 1970 | — | 345 | 345 | #441 |
| 1969 | 5 | 353 | 358 | #420 |
| 1968 | — | 380 | 380 | #401 |
| 1967 | 7 | 403 | 410 | #372 |
| 1966 | — | 371 | 371 | #390 |
| 1965 | — | 402 | 402 | #390 |
| 1964 | — | 461 | 461 | #362 |
| 1963 | 8 | 460 | 468 | #368 |
| 1962 | 5 | 476 | 481 | #367 |
| 1961 | — | 542 | 542 | #336 |
| 1960 | 9 | 528 | 537 | #339 |
| 1959 | — | 541 | 541 | #333 |
| 1958 | — | 571 | 571 | #322 |
| 1957 | 7 | 565 | 572 | #324 |
| 1956 | — | 601 | 601 | #304 |
| 1955 | — | 613 | 613 | #288 |
| 1954 | — | 595 | 595 | #292 |
| 1953 | 6 | 604 | 610 | #287 |
| 1952 | 7 | 614 | 621 | #278 |
| 1951 | 10 | 650 | 660 | #264 |
| 1950 | — | 635 | 635 | #260 |
| 1949 | — | 601 | 601 | #269 |
| 1948 | — | 695 | 695 | #245 |
| 1947 | 7 | 659 | 666 | #260 |
| 1946 | 5 | 610 | 615 | #253 |
| 1945 | 8 | 553 | 561 | #241 |
| 1944 | 5 | 643 | 648 | #216 |
| 1943 | 5 | 659 | 664 | #223 |
| 1942 | 6 | 625 | 631 | #227 |
| 1941 | — | 636 | 636 | #211 |
| 1940 | 5 | 692 | 697 | #194 |
| 1939 | 5 | 680 | 685 | #192 |
| 1938 | 5 | 765 | 770 | #185 |
| 1937 | — | 836 | 836 | #173 |
| 1936 | 7 | 674 | 681 | #189 |
| 1935 | 11 | 699 | 710 | #188 |
| 1934 | 8 | 713 | 721 | #184 |
| 1933 | 7 | 669 | 676 | #184 |
| 1932 | 5 | 717 | 722 | #184 |
| 1931 | 11 | 706 | 717 | #186 |
| 1930 | 10 | 756 | 766 | #183 |
| 1929 | 8 | 716 | 724 | #191 |
| 1928 | 14 | 816 | 830 | #176 |
| 1927 | 12 | 759 | 771 | #192 |
| 1926 | 6 | 778 | 784 | #184 |
| 1925 | 9 | 708 | 717 | #197 |
| 1924 | 5 | 678 | 683 | #205 |
| 1923 | — | 676 | 676 | #200 |
| 1922 | 13 | 741 | 754 | #187 |
| 1921 | 12 | 688 | 700 | #200 |
| 1920 | 16 | 683 | 699 | #197 |
| 1919 | 9 | 630 | 639 | #199 |
| 1918 | 10 | 642 | 652 | #200 |
| 1917 | 9 | 604 | 613 | #195 |
| 1916 | 9 | 604 | 613 | #191 |
| 1915 | 11 | 568 | 579 | #196 |
| 1914 | 7 | 419 | 426 | #198 |
| 1913 | 8 | 372 | 380 | #183 |
| 1912 | 6 | 300 | 306 | #193 |
| 1911 | — | 156 | 156 | #196 |
| 1910 | 5 | 122 | 127 | #212 |
| 1909 | 6 | 101 | 107 | #213 |
| 1908 | — | 119 | 119 | #181 |
| 1907 | — | 120 | 120 | #183 |
| 1906 | — | 106 | 106 | #172 |
| 1905 | — | 164 | 164 | #135 |
| 1904 | 6 | 302 | 308 | #78 |
| 1903 | — | 84 | 84 | #190 |
| 1902 | — | 37 | 37 | #324 |
| 1901 | — | 26 | 26 | #368 |
| 1900 | — | 43 | 43 | #329 |
| 1899 | — | 33 | 33 | #310 |
| 1898 | — | 27 | 27 | #381 |
| 1897 | — | 34 | 34 | #319 |
| 1896 | — | 31 | 31 | #349 |
| 1895 | — | 26 | 26 | #377 |
| 1894 | — | 28 | 28 | #343 |
| 1893 | — | 24 | 24 | #369 |
| 1892 | — | 32 | 32 | #334 |
| 1891 | — | 20 | 20 | #393 |
| 1890 | — | 21 | 21 | #398 |
| 1889 | — | 26 | 26 | #350 |
| 1888 | — | 18 | 18 | #453 |
| 1887 | — | 15 | 15 | #450 |
| 1886 | — | 16 | 16 | #459 |
| 1885 | — | 29 | 29 | #317 |
| 1884 | — | 16 | 16 | #480 |
| 1883 | — | 28 | 28 | #317 |
| 1882 | — | 18 | 18 | #430 |
| 1881 | — | 11 | 11 | #539 |
| 1880 | — | 14 | 14 | #485 |