Alton
Last seen for girls in 1989 at #12,362 · #1,602 for boys in 2025, 106 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1904 · 302 births
- Debut · boys
- 14 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 47,457since 1880
Alton over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,602 | 106 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,573 | 110 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,681 | 101 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,852 | 86 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,349 | 137 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,694 | 92 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,340 | 134 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,352 | 132 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,341 | 133 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,248 | 148 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,239 | 147 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,163 | 162 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,180 | 152 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,111 | 166 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,305 | 131 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,376 | 122 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,202 | 150 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,129 | 162 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,102 | 165 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,144 | 148 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,182 | 135 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,080 | 147 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,012 | 156 | |
| 2002 | — | #998 | 156 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,208 | 111 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,053 | 136 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,063 | 128 | |
| 1998 | — | #878 | 165 | |
| 1997 | — | #922 | 147 | |
| 1996 | — | #949 | 136 | |
| 1995 | — | #887 | 152 | |
| 1994 | — | #844 | 161 | |
| 1993 | — | #785 | 181 | |
| 1992 | — | #770 | 183 | |
| 1991 | — | #682 | 221 | |
| 1990 | — | #704 | 210 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #706 | 194 |
| 1988 | — | #604 | 242 | |
| 1987 | — | #660 | 191 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #648 | 189 |
| 1985 | — | #607 | 207 | |
| 1984 | — | #608 | 195 | |
| 1983 | — | #544 | 238 | |
| 1982 | — | #526 | 264 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #545 | 240 |
| 1980 | — | #539 | 251 | |
| 1979 | — | #546 | 244 | |
| 1978 | — | #540 | 234 | |
| 1977 | — | #491 | 273 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #489 | 264 |
| 1975 | — | #515 | 241 | |
| 1974 | — | #478 | 276 | |
| 1973 | — | #435 | 322 | |
| 1972 | — | #458 | 293 | |
| 1971 | — | #424 | 363 | |
| 1970 | — | #440 | 345 | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #420 | 353 |
| 1968 | — | #401 | 380 | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #372 | 403 |
| 1966 | — | #390 | 371 | |
| 1965 | — | #389 | 402 | |
| 1964 | — | #362 | 461 | |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #368 | 460 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #367 | 476 |
| 1961 | — | #336 | 542 | |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #338 | 528 |
| 1959 | — | #333 | 541 | |
| 1958 | — | #322 | 571 | |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #324 | 565 |
| 1956 | — | #304 | 601 | |
| 1955 | — | #288 | 613 | |
| 1954 | — | #292 | 595 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #287 | 604 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #278 | 614 |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #264 | 650 |
| 1950 | — | #259 | 635 | |
| 1949 | — | #269 | 601 | |
| 1948 | — | #245 | 695 | |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #260 | 659 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #253 | 610 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #241 | 553 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #216 | 643 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #223 | 659 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #227 | 625 |
| 1941 | — | #211 | 636 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #194 | 692 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #192 | 680 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #185 | 765 |
| 1937 | — | #173 | 836 | |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #189 | 674 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | #188 | 699 |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #184 | 713 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #184 | 669 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #184 | 717 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #186 | 706 |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | #183 | 756 |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #191 | 716 |
| 1928 | #2,381 | 14 | #176 | 816 |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | #191 | 759 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #183 | 778 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #197 | 708 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #205 | 678 |
| 1923 | — | #200 | 676 | |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #187 | 741 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #200 | 688 |
| 1920 | #2,263 | 16 | #197 | 683 |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #199 | 630 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #200 | 642 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #195 | 604 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #190 | 604 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #195 | 568 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #198 | 419 |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #183 | 372 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #192 | 300 |
| 1911 | — | #194 | 156 | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #210 | 122 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #212 | 101 |
| 1908 | — | #180 | 119 | |
| 1907 | — | #180 | 120 | |
| 1906 | — | #171 | 106 | |
| 1905 | — | #135 | 164 | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #78 | 302 |
| 1903 | — | #190 | 84 | |
| 1902 | — | #317 | 37 | |
| 1901 | — | #359 | 26 | |
| 1900 | — | #325 | 43 | |
| 1899 | — | #306 | 33 | |
| 1898 | — | #377 | 27 | |
| 1897 | — | #316 | 34 | |
| 1896 | — | #338 | 31 | |
| 1895 | — | #368 | 26 | |
| 1894 | — | #336 | 28 | |
| 1893 | — | #368 | 24 | |
| 1892 | — | #329 | 32 | |
| 1891 | — | #386 | 20 | |
| 1890 | — | #389 | 21 | |
| 1889 | — | #348 | 26 | |
| 1888 | — | #442 | 18 | |
| 1887 | — | #438 | 15 | |
| 1886 | — | #451 | 16 | |
| 1885 | — | #312 | 29 | |
| 1884 | — | #468 | 16 | |
| 1883 | — | #309 | 28 | |
| 1882 | — | #426 | 18 | |
| 1881 | — | #533 | 11 | |
| 1880 | — | #482 | 14 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Alton was already there! It came in at #482, and was given to 14 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 15 boys a year got the name.
Where Alton is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Carolina#271 · 1 in 2,271
- South Carolina#300 · 1 in 2,342
- Georgia#311 · 1 in 2,599
- Kentucky#316 · 1 in 3,987
- Louisiana#378 · 1 in 2,837
Best ever in a state: #49 in Maine, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #271 | 18 | 1 in 2,271 |
| South Carolina | #300 | 9 | 1 in 2,342 |
| Georgia | #311 | 17 | 1 in 2,599 |
| Kentucky | #316 | 6 | 1 in 3,987 |
| Louisiana | #378 | 12 | 1 in 2,837 |
| Mississippi | #403 | 5 | 1 in 3,414 |
| Alabama | #410 | 6 | 1 in 4,213 |
| Maryland | #418 | 5 | 1 in 5,659 |
| Virginia | #430 | 7 | 1 in 5,402 |
| Florida | #465 | 15 | 1 in 5,095 |
| Arizona | #493 | 5 | 1 in 5,443 |
| Texas | #613 | 20 | 1 in 7,316 |
| Michigan | #615 | 6 | 1 in 10,636 |
| New York | #682 | 12 | 1 in 10,183 |
| Pennsylvania | #693 | 5 | 1 in 15,443 |
| California | #1,189 | 9 | 1 in 25,367 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Alton
- 29 spots since 2024 (#1,573 → #1,602)
- 92 spots since 2020 (#1,694 → #1,602)
- 363 spots since 2015 (#1,239 → #1,602)
- Biggest jump: 210 spots in 2002 (#1,208 → #998)
- Biggest drop: 185 spots in 1999 (#878 → #1,063)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1904 at #78 (302 births)
- Births halved by 1906, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1904
- Top 1,000: 120 yrs · run 1880–1998
- Highest: 1 in 424 boys born in 1904 were named Alton (0.24%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,114 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 15.3% of all boys named Alton (7,243) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 191 | #309 (1883) | #421 |
| 1890s | 276 | #306 (1899) | #351 |
| 1900s | 1,102 | #78 (1904) | #215 |
| 1910s | 4,417 | #183 (1913) | #196 |
| 1920s | 7,243 | #176 (1928) | #193 |
| 1930s | 7,215 | #173 (1937) | #185 |
| 1940s | 6,373 | #194 (1940) | #234 |
| 1950s | 5,989 | #259 (1950) | #295 |
| 1960s | 4,376 | #336 (1961) | #374 |
| 1970s | 2,855 | #424 (1971) | #482 |
| 1980s | 2,211 | #526 (1982) | #599 |
| 1990s | 1,684 | #682 (1991) | #848 |
| 2000s | 1,466 | #998 (2002) | #1,111 |
| 2010s | 1,427 | #1,111 (2012) | #1,266 |
| 2020s | 632 | #1,349 (2021) | #1,625 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alton in 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 343,109 of them was named Alton, which outranked 15.0% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,924 names at #10,912; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 9,743 of them was named Alton, which outranked 91.7% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).