Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Alton

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Old Town

Pronunciation

a-lton, al-ton

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1937 (rank #173, 835 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1602, 106 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1920 (rank #2263, 16 births); most recent 1989 (rank #12356, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025106–
2024110–
2023101–
202286–
2021137–
202092–
2019133–
2018132–
2017133–
2016148–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #2692, 7 births); most recent 2019 (rank #3011, 6 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20196
20187
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence