Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Alton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Alton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1937

Peak era

1937

Peak rank proxy

836

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Silent Generation

1880Peak 19372024

Peak year

1937

Decline from peak

86.8%

2024

110

All-time

47,349

Alton is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1937, when 836 boys were named Alton.

In 2024, only 110 boys were given the name.

Down 86.8% from its peak.

All told, about 47,349 Americans have been named Alton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1937

1937836 boys named Alton

2024110 boys named Alton

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