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Holton

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Holton is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 40 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
400.00% of boys
Peak year
202151 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1914
1,020people given the name
Babies named Holton, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

1,020 boys have been named Holton in the United States since 1914, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2021, with 51 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2021, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 36%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Holton
1910s26
1920s33
1930s17
1940s22
1950s11
1980s15
1990s114
2000s203
2010s364
2020s215

In 2021, its biggest year

Holton was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2021 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah and James. See all of 2021.

Names that rose and fell with Holton

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.