Boys' name · since 1888
Horton
Horton has 616 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 616
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Horton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 616 have been recorded since 1888.
Horton has 616 recorded births among boys since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2012.
- #6,950 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 616 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Horton ranks #6,950 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 616 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 616
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Horton's 616 recorded births place it above 84.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Horton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Horton splits its recorded history at 1931: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Horton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2012
- Peak year (1922)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Horton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (209 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Horton's strongest decade.
209 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Horton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 13
1880s
13 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s
1910s
137 births
- 1920s
1920s
209 births
- 1930s
1930s
93 births
- 1940s 70
1940s
70 births
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 209 births (34% of all-time use).
How Horton 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 Horton's total volume
Horton by state
Where Horton concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
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What to do with Horton's data
- Horton's decade-level peak was the 1920s (209 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Hortons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Horton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~124 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, 1888–2012 (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 Horton 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.