Is Alton a boy or girl name?
Alton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 110 boys were named Alton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 47,725 US babies named Alton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,566
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Alton since 1880
- 47,725
- Most popular year
- 1937
- 836 babies
Boys and girls named Alton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 191 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 276 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,102 | 12 | 1.1% |
| 1910s | 4,417 | 74 | 1.6% |
| 1920s | 7,243 | 95 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 7,215 | 69 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 6,373 | 41 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 5,988 | 30 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 4,376 | 35 | 0.8% |
| 1970s | 2,855 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1980s | 2,211 | 15 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 1,684 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,466 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,426 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 526 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 110 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 101 | #1,679 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 86 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 137 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 92 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 133 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 132 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 133 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 148 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 147 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 162 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 152 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 166 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 131 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 122 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 150 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 162 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 165 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 148 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 135 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 147 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 156 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 156 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 111 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 136 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 128 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 165 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 147 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 136 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 152 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 161 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 181 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 183 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 221 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 210 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 194 | #706 | 5 | #12,428 |
| 1988 | 242 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 191 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 189 | #648 | 5 | #10,963 |
| 1985 | 207 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 195 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 238 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 264 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 240 | #546 | 5 | #10,469 |
| 1980 | 251 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 244 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 234 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 273 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 264 | #489 | 5 | #9,324 |
| 1975 | 241 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 276 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 322 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 293 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 363 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 345 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 353 | #420 | 6 | #6,642 |
| 1968 | 379 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 403 | #372 | 7 | #5,463 |
| 1966 | 371 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 403 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 461 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 459 | #368 | 8 | #4,904 |
| 1962 | 476 | #366 | 5 | #6,595 |
| 1961 | 542 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 529 | #338 | 9 | #4,440 |
| 1959 | 540 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 571 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 565 | #324 | 7 | #4,926 |
| 1956 | 601 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 613 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 595 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 604 | #287 | 6 | #5,052 |
| 1952 | 614 | #278 | 7 | #4,490 |
| 1951 | 650 | #264 | 10 | #3,483 |
| 1950 | 635 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 601 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 695 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 659 | #260 | 7 | #4,353 |
| 1946 | 610 | #253 | 5 | #4,975 |
| 1945 | 553 | #241 | 8 | #3,394 |
| 1944 | 643 | #216 | 5 | #4,590 |
| 1943 | 659 | #223 | 5 | #4,710 |
| 1942 | 625 | #227 | 6 | #4,130 |
| 1941 | 636 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 692 | #194 | 5 | #4,373 |
| 1939 | 680 | #192 | 5 | #4,264 |
| 1938 | 765 | #185 | 5 | #4,358 |
| 1937 | 836 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 674 | #189 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 1935 | 699 | #188 | 11 | #2,580 |
| 1934 | 713 | #184 | 8 | #3,166 |
| 1933 | 669 | #184 | 7 | #3,415 |
| 1932 | 717 | #184 | 5 | #4,435 |
| 1931 | 706 | #186 | 11 | #2,583 |
| 1930 | 756 | #183 | 10 | #2,854 |
| 1929 | 716 | #191 | 8 | #3,401 |
| 1928 | 816 | #176 | 14 | #2,386 |
| 1927 | 759 | #191 | 12 | #2,706 |
| 1926 | 778 | #183 | 6 | #4,323 |
| 1925 | 708 | #197 | 9 | #3,366 |
| 1924 | 678 | #205 | 5 | #5,104 |
| 1923 | 676 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 741 | #187 | 13 | #2,617 |
| 1921 | 688 | #200 | 12 | #2,768 |
| 1920 | 683 | #197 | 16 | #2,266 |
| 1919 | 630 | #199 | 9 | #3,225 |
| 1918 | 642 | #200 | 10 | #3,032 |
| 1917 | 604 | #195 | 9 | #3,105 |
| 1916 | 604 | #190 | 9 | #3,045 |
| 1915 | 568 | #195 | 11 | #2,540 |
| 1914 | 419 | #198 | 7 | #2,890 |
| 1913 | 372 | #183 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 1912 | 300 | #192 | 6 | #2,644 |
| 1911 | 156 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 122 | #211 | 5 | #2,417 |
| 1909 | 101 | #212 | 6 | #1,968 |
| 1908 | 119 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 120 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 106 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 164 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 302 | #78 | 6 | #1,663 |
| 1903 | 84 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 37 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 26 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 43 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 33 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 27 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 34 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 31 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 26 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 28 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 24 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 32 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 20 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 21 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 26 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 18 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 15 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 16 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 29 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 16 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 28 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 18 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 11 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 14 | #484 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alton reached #78 in 1904. As a girl name, it reached #1,663 in 1904. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.