Boys' name · since 1914
Holton
Holton has 1,060 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,943 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,046 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,060
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Holton is the #3046 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,060 recorded since 1914.
Holton has 1,060 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3046 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #4,943 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,046 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,060 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Holton ranks #4,943 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,046 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,060 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,943 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,046 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,060
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Holton's 1,060 recorded births place it above 89.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Holton compares
1,060 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Holton's all-time total is 187% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Holton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,060 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Holton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Holton splits its recorded history at 1998: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Holton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Holton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (364 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Holton's strongest decade.
364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Holton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s 33
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 114
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
203 births
- 2010s
2010s
364 births
- 2020s
2020s
255 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 364 births (34% of all-time use).
How Holton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Holton's total volume
Holton by state
Where Holton concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 106 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
106 of 1,060 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Holton's data
- Holton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (364 total births) through the 2020s (255) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Holtons (106 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Holton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Holton 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.