Alton

Given to 47,832 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#1602

recorded as boys

29 since 2024

Babies in 2025

106

boys 106

Peak year

1904

302 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

47,832

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Alton was most popular in 1904, when 302 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 106 babies were named Alton, ranking #1602 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	106	1602
2024	<5	—	110	1573
2023	<5	—	101	1681
2022	<5	—	86	1852
2021	<5	—	137	1349
2020	<5	—	92	1694
2019	<5	—	134	1340
2018	<5	—	132	1352
2017	<5	—	133	1341
2016	<5	—	148	1248
2015	<5	—	147	1239
2014	<5	—	162	1163
2013	<5	—	152	1180
2012	<5	—	166	1111
2011	<5	—	131	1305
2010	<5	—	122	1376
2009	<5	—	150	1202
2008	<5	—	162	1129
2007	<5	—	165	1102
2006	<5	—	148	1144
2005	<5	—	135	1182
2004	<5	—	147	1080
2003	<5	—	156	1012
2002	<5	—	156	998
2001	<5	—	111	1208
2000	<5	—	136	1053
1999	<5	—	128	1063
1998	<5	—	165	878
1997	<5	—	147	922
1996	<5	—	136	949
1995	<5	—	152	887
1994	<5	—	161	844
1993	<5	—	181	785
1992	<5	—	183	770
1991	<5	—	221	682
1990	<5	—	210	704
1989	5	12362	194	706
1988	<5	—	242	604
1987	<5	—	191	660
1986	5	10912	189	648
1985	<5	—	207	607
1984	<5	—	195	608
1983	<5	—	238	544
1982	<5	—	264	526
1981	5	10411	240	545
1980	<5	—	251	539
1979	<5	—	244	546
1978	<5	—	234	540
1977	<5	—	273	491
1976	5	9284	264	489
1975	<5	—	241	515
1974	<5	—	276	478
1973	<5	—	322	435
1972	<5	—	293	458
1971	<5	—	363	424
1970	<5	—	345	440
1969	5	7471	353	420
1968	<5	—	380	401
1967	7	5457	403	372
1966	<5	—	371	390
1965	<5	—	402	389
1964	<5	—	461	362
1963	8	4896	460	368
1962	5	6578	476	367
1961	<5	—	542	336
1960	9	4437	528	338
1959	<5	—	541	333
1958	<5	—	571	322
1957	7	4918	565	324
1956	<5	—	601	304
1955	<5	—	613	288
1954	<5	—	595	292
1953	6	5040	604	287
1952	7	4483	614	278
1951	10	3482	650	264
1950	<5	—	635	259
1949	<5	—	601	269
1948	<5	—	695	245
1947	7	4345	659	260
1946	5	4960	610	253
1945	8	3388	553	241
1944	5	4574	643	216
1943	5	4691	659	223
1942	6	4124	625	227
1941	<5	—	636	211
1940	5	4349	692	194
1939	5	4250	680	192
1938	5	4342	765	185
1937	<5	—	836	173
1936	7	3376	674	189
1935	11	2575	699	188
1934	8	3159	713	184
1933	7	3406	669	184
1932	5	4411	717	184
1931	11	2581	706	186
1930	10	2845	756	183
1929	8	3394	716	191
1928	14	2381	816	176
1927	12	2699	759	191
1926	6	4306	778	183
1925	9	3362	708	197
1924	5	5061	678	205
1923	<5	—	676	200
1922	13	2612	741	187
1921	12	2762	688	200
1920	16	2263	683	197
1919	9	3219	630	199
1918	10	3024	642	200
1917	9	3092	604	195
1916	9	3031	604	190
1915	11	2526	568	195
1914	7	2876	419	198
1913	8	2331	372	183
1912	6	2634	300	192
1911	<5	—	156	194
1910	5	2398	122	210
1909	6	1957	101	212
1908	<5	—	119	180
1907	<5	—	120	180
1906	<5	—	106	171
1905	<5	—	164	135
1904	6	1659	302	78
1903	<5	—	84	190
1902	<5	—	37	317
1901	<5	—	26	359
1900	<5	—	43	325
1899	<5	—	33	306
1898	<5	—	27	377
1897	<5	—	34	316
1896	<5	—	31	338
1895	<5	—	26	368
1894	<5	—	28	336
1893	<5	—	24	368
1892	<5	—	32	329
1891	<5	—	20	386
1890	<5	—	21	389
1889	<5	—	26	348
1888	<5	—	18	442
1887	<5	—	15	438
1886	<5	—	16	451
1885	<5	—	29	312
1884	<5	—	16	468
1883	<5	—	28	309
1882	<5	—	18	426
1881	<5	—	11	533
1880	<5	—	14	482