Wilton: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “settlement by the spring”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- WIL-tun · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From an English surname and place name, likely from Old English wīll or wella with tūn, referring to a farmstead or settlement. It later became an occasional given name.
How popular is Wilton?
Babies named Wilton in 202417
Peak year1919
Total US babies since 18808,679
Wilton is steady now but far below its 1919 peak.
Names like Wilton
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Wilton questions
What does the name Wilton mean?
Wilton means "settlement by the spring". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name, likely from Old English wīll or wella with tūn, referring to a farmstead or settlement. It later became an occasional given name.
Is Wilton a boy or girl name?
Wilton is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Wilton?
17 US babies were named Wilton in 2024. Its peak year was 1919.
How do you pronounce Wilton?
Wilton is usually pronounced WIL-tun.
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.