Orton is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Orton is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1951. Orton first appears in 1905 and peaked in 1921 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 5 | — | #4,107 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | #2,603 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #2,884 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #3,545 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,288 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,395 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,011 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,373 |
| 1926 | 10 | — | #2,857 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #2,887 |
| 1924 | 11 | — | #2,783 |
| 1923 | 14 | — | #2,301 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,462 |
| 1921 | 14 | — | #2,347 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #3,733 |
| 1919 | 13 | — | #2,352 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | #2,659 |
| 1917 | 12 | — | #2,386 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | #2,230 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #3,000 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,619 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | #1,774 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,201 |