Bolton is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Bolton is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,260 for boy births in the United States (and #15,249 across all names), given to 11 babies. Bolton was first reported in SSA data in 1905 and peaked in 2017 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #7,260 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #8,401 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #7,353 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,410 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #6,070 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #10,784 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,014 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #6,756 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #5,837 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #6,776 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #6,378 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #7,618 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #9,834 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #12,476 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #11,172 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #9,988 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #12,597 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #10,831 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #10,118 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #7,610 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #8,591 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #9,159 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #6,434 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #6,287 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #5,703 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #3,140 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #3,601 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,111 |