Horton is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Horton is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2012. Horton was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 1922 (28 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #12,957 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #6,664 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,213 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,319 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,194 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #3,123 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #2,796 |
| 1952 | 12 | — | #2,307 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #3,941 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #3,916 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #3,936 |
| 1948 | 8 | — | #2,880 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #2,572 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #2,792 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #3,274 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #2,837 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | #2,451 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #3,743 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | #2,393 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #3,276 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | #2,256 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | #2,575 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | #3,009 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #2,813 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #3,914 |
| 1933 | 14 | — | #1,954 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #3,552 |
| 1931 | 12 | — | #2,259 |
| 1930 | 15 | — | #2,010 |
| 1929 | 22 | — | #1,583 |
| 1928 | 24 | — | #1,542 |
| 1927 | 17 | — | #1,987 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | #2,485 |
| 1925 | 17 | — | #1,963 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | #1,700 |
| 1923 | 28 | — | #1,400 |
| 1922 | 28 | — | #1,416 |
| 1921 | 24 | — | #1,567 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #2,177 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #2,197 |
| 1918 | 21 | — | #1,679 |
| 1917 | 16 | — | #1,938 |
| 1916 | 23 | — | #1,484 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | #1,829 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | #2,348 |
| 1913 | 16 | — | #1,349 |
| 1912 | 13 | — | #1,389 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | #1,233 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | #1,032 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,132 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,213 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | #929 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | #1,031 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | #1,033 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | #784 |