Boys' name · since 1913
Aulton
Aulton has 106 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,003 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 106
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aulton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 106 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Aulton recorded 106 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1947.
- #17,003 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 106 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aulton ranks #17,003 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,003 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 106
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aulton's 106 recorded births place it above 62.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aulton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aulton's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aulton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1947
- Peak year (1931)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Aulton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Aulton's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Aulton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Aulton's decade-level peak was the 1920s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aulton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aulton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.