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Alton

Alton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“old town”
Origin
Old English
Say it
AWL-tən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements eald 'old' and tun 'town, settlement.' It has long been used as a given name.

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How popular is Alton?

202433.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Alton in 2024110

2024 rank#1,566 boys

Peak year1904

Total US babies since 188047,725

Alton is steady now but far below its 1904 peak.

Names like Alton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English
  • Bentleybent-grass clearing · Old English

Alton questions

What does the name Alton mean?

Alton means "old town". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements eald 'old' and tun 'town, settlement.' It has long been used as a given name.

Is Alton a boy or girl name?

Alton is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alton?

110 US babies were named Alton in 2024. Its peak year was 1904.

How do you pronounce Alton?

Alton is usually pronounced AWL-tən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.