Halton — #9957 US boys' name
152 babies named Halton in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 30% of names given to boys today.
38% of everyone ever named Halton was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Halton in 1918 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Halton
The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Halton between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Halton currently holds the #9957 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Halton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Halton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Halton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 152 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Halton at a glance
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Current rank
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Halton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
Currently ranks #9957 among boys.
152 total births across 110 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1918 with 8 births in a single year.
Halton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 58 births that decade — 38% of Halton's all-time total
Halton decade highlights
- Peak decade 58 births
- Runner-up 29 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Halton's strongest decade
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 38% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.