Overton is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.
Overton is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2003. Overton was first reported in SSA data in 1884 and peaked in 1918 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #12,251 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #11,683 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,735 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,905 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #4,127 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,393 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #3,819 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #3,949 |
| 1959 | 13 | — | #2,385 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,825 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #3,829 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,783 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #2,403 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #4,206 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | #2,802 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #4,062 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #2,426 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #3,652 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #3,890 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | #2,368 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #3,472 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | #2,825 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | #2,573 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #2,840 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #2,796 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | #2,103 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,082 |
| 1933 | 17 | — | #1,758 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,602 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | #2,741 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #2,914 |
| 1928 | 11 | — | #2,609 |
| 1927 | 12 | — | #2,492 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | #2,527 |
| 1925 | 13 | — | #2,398 |
| 1924 | 18 | — | #1,950 |
| 1923 | 19 | — | #1,852 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | #2,013 |
| 1921 | 14 | — | #2,349 |
| 1920 | 26 | — | #1,490 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | #1,953 |
| 1918 | 29 | — | #1,337 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | #2,529 |
| 1916 | 9 | — | #2,878 |
| 1915 | 10 | — | #2,573 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | #1,943 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,439 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,216 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #1,689 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #1,542 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,179 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #1,379 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,451 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,023 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | #1,051 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #1,008 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | #1,083 |