Is Alton a boy or girl name?

Alton is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 1% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Alton?

The average Alton alive today is an estimated 55 years old. People named Alton were most often born around 1956.

When was the name Alton most popular?

Alton peaked in 1937 with 836 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Alton have?

In one report's words: weathered, practical, midcentury. Alton ranks #1132 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Alton — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe | Understand Your Name

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived from an English place name meaning either old settlement or the village at the river spring. It crossed the Atlantic as a surname before establishing a foothold as a given name in late nineteenth-century rural America.

Also answers toAl

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 836 souls, A.D. 1937 2025

2025: 106 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

55 yrs

Most Altons were born around 1956 — has dialed a rotary phone in earnest.

Peak Reign

1937

№173 that year

Generation

Boomer, 35%

then Gen X 21% · Millennial 14%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈48K ever born · now falling

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Alton grew up with

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banana-seat bikes·The Twist·Beatlemania

Generation Distribution — Living Altons

SSA Data

Silent 13%Boomer 35%Gen X 21%Millennial 14%Gen Z 11%Gen Alpha 8%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Alton peaked in 1937.

Estimated average age: 55.

What people think

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Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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The name suggests someone who knows the exact weight limit of a small bridge. It belongs to the quiet middle of the twentieth century, before syllables softened and vowels multiplied. Today an Alton reads as an uncle who fixes small appliances without consulting an owner's manual. He rarely needs to repeat himself.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name hit its absolute height in 1937, with 836 boys recorded that year.

Field Note 02

Over a third of all living Altons belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Field Note 03

With barely a hundred babies receiving the name in 2025, it has quietly receded toward heirloom territory.

Notable Altons

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Alton Brownfood host and commentator, b. 1962

Alton Ellisreggae and rocksteady pioneer, b. 1938

Alton Kelleypsychedelic poster artist, b. 1940

Alton B. Parkerpresidential candidate, b. 1852

Adjacent Names

Willis · Leland · Harlan · Orville · Vernon · Clyde

Ephemera — If Alton were a…

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City

Macon

Color

Workshirt Chambray

Job

Broadcast engineer

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