Alton is an established boys' name that peaked in 1937 and has since faded.
Alton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,602 for boy births in the United States (and #3,405 across all names), given to 106 babies. Alton was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1937 (836 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 106 | 106 | — | #1,602 |
| 2024 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,574 |
| 2023 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,681 |
| 2022 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,853 |
| 2021 | 137 | 137 | — | #1,349 |
| 2020 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,694 |
| 2019 | 134 | 134 | — | #1,340 |
| 2018 | 132 | 132 | — | #1,352 |
| 2017 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,341 |
| 2016 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,248 |
| 2015 | 147 | 147 | — | #1,239 |
| 2014 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,163 |
| 2013 | 152 | 152 | — | #1,180 |
| 2012 | 166 | 166 | — | #1,111 |
| 2011 | 131 | 131 | — | #1,305 |
| 2010 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,376 |
| 2009 | 150 | 150 | — | #1,203 |
| 2008 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 165 | 165 | — | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,144 |
| 2005 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,183 |
| 2004 | 147 | 147 | — | #1,080 |
| 2003 | 156 | 156 | — | #1,012 |
| 2002 | 156 | 156 | — | #998 |
| 2001 | 111 | 111 | — | #1,208 |
| 2000 | 136 | 136 | — | #1,053 |
| 1999 | 128 | 128 | — | #1,063 |
| 1998 | 165 | 165 | — | #878 |
| 1997 | 147 | — | — | #922 |
| 1996 | 136 | — | — | #950 |
| 1995 | 152 | — | — | #887 |
| 1994 | 161 | — | — | #845 |
| 1993 | 181 | — | — | #785 |
| 1992 | 183 | — | — | #770 |
| 1991 | 221 | — | — | #682 |
| 1990 | 210 | — | — | #704 |
| 1989 | 199 | — | #12,430 | #706 |
| 1988 | 242 | — | — | #604 |
| 1987 | 191 | — | — | #660 |
| 1986 | 194 | — | #10,964 | #648 |
| 1985 | 207 | — | — | #607 |
| 1984 | 195 | — | — | #608 |
| 1983 | 238 | — | — | #544 |
| 1982 | 264 | — | — | #526 |
| 1981 | 245 | — | #10,469 | #545 |
| 1980 | 251 | — | — | #539 |
| 1979 | 244 | — | — | #546 |
| 1978 | 234 | — | — | #540 |
| 1977 | 273 | — | — | #491 |
| 1976 | 269 | — | #9,324 | #489 |
| 1975 | 241 | — | — | #515 |
| 1974 | 276 | — | — | #478 |
| 1973 | 322 | — | — | #435 |
| 1972 | 293 | — | — | #458 |
| 1971 | 363 | — | — | #424 |
| 1970 | 345 | — | — | #440 |
| 1969 | 358 | — | #7,498 | #420 |
| 1968 | 380 | — | — | #401 |
| 1967 | 410 | — | #5,464 | #372 |
| 1966 | 371 | — | — | #390 |
| 1965 | 402 | — | — | #389 |
| 1964 | 461 | — | — | #362 |
| 1963 | 468 | — | #4,904 | #368 |
| 1962 | 481 | — | #6,593 | #367 |
| 1961 | 542 | — | — | #336 |
| 1960 | 537 | — | #4,441 | #338 |
| 1959 | 541 | — | — | #333 |
| 1958 | 571 | — | — | #322 |
| 1957 | 572 | — | #4,926 | #324 |
| 1956 | 601 | — | — | #304 |
| 1955 | 613 | — | — | #288 |
| 1954 | 595 | — | — | #292 |
| 1953 | 610 | — | #5,052 | #287 |
| 1952 | 621 | — | #4,490 | #278 |
| 1951 | 660 | — | #3,484 | #264 |
| 1950 | 635 | — | — | #259 |
| 1949 | 601 | — | — | #269 |
| 1948 | 695 | — | — | #245 |
| 1947 | 666 | — | #4,353 | #260 |
| 1946 | 615 | — | #4,975 | #253 |
| 1945 | 561 | — | #3,394 | #241 |
| 1944 | 648 | — | #4,590 | #216 |
| 1943 | 664 | — | #4,710 | #223 |
| 1942 | 631 | — | #4,130 | #227 |
| 1941 | 636 | — | — | #211 |
| 1940 | 697 | — | #4,373 | #194 |
| 1939 | 685 | — | #4,264 | #192 |
| 1938 | 770 | — | #4,358 | #185 |
| 1937 | 836 | — | — | #173 |
| 1936 | 681 | — | #3,388 | #189 |
| 1935 | 710 | — | #2,580 | #188 |
| 1934 | 721 | — | #3,166 | #184 |
| 1933 | 676 | — | #3,415 | #184 |
| 1932 | 722 | — | #4,435 | #184 |
| 1931 | 717 | — | #2,583 | #186 |
| 1930 | 766 | — | #2,854 | #183 |
| 1929 | 724 | — | #3,400 | #191 |
| 1928 | 830 | — | #2,386 | #176 |
| 1927 | 771 | — | #2,706 | #191 |
| 1926 | 784 | — | #4,323 | #183 |
| 1925 | 717 | — | #3,366 | #197 |
| 1924 | 683 | — | #5,104 | #205 |
| 1923 | 676 | — | — | #200 |
| 1922 | 754 | — | #2,617 | #187 |
| 1921 | 700 | — | #2,768 | #200 |
| 1920 | 699 | — | #2,266 | #197 |
| 1919 | 639 | — | #3,225 | #199 |
| 1918 | 652 | — | #3,032 | #200 |
| 1917 | 613 | — | #3,105 | #195 |
| 1916 | 613 | — | #3,045 | #190 |
| 1915 | 579 | — | #2,540 | #195 |
| 1914 | 426 | — | #2,890 | #198 |
| 1913 | 380 | — | #2,337 | #183 |
| 1912 | 306 | — | #2,644 | #192 |
| 1911 | 156 | — | — | #194 |
| 1910 | 127 | — | #2,417 | #211 |
| 1909 | 107 | — | #1,968 | #212 |
| 1908 | 119 | — | — | #180 |
| 1907 | 120 | — | — | #180 |
| 1906 | 106 | — | — | #171 |
| 1905 | 164 | — | — | #135 |
| 1904 | 308 | — | #1,663 | #78 |
| 1903 | 84 | — | — | #190 |
| 1902 | 37 | — | — | #317 |
| 1901 | 26 | — | — | #359 |
| 1900 | 43 | — | — | #325 |
| 1899 | 33 | — | — | #306 |
| 1898 | 27 | — | — | #378 |
| 1897 | 34 | — | — | #316 |
| 1896 | 31 | — | — | #339 |
| 1895 | 26 | — | — | #368 |
| 1894 | 28 | — | — | #336 |
| 1893 | 24 | — | — | #368 |
| 1892 | 32 | — | — | #329 |
| 1891 | 20 | — | — | #386 |
| 1890 | 21 | — | — | #389 |
| 1889 | 26 | — | — | #348 |
| 1888 | 18 | — | — | #444 |
| 1887 | 15 | — | — | #438 |
| 1886 | 16 | — | — | #454 |
| 1885 | 29 | — | — | #312 |
| 1884 | 16 | — | — | #468 |
| 1883 | 28 | — | — | #309 |
| 1882 | 18 | — | — | #427 |
| 1881 | 11 | — | — | #533 |
| 1880 | 14 | — | — | #484 |