Littleton — boys' name

What the Data Says About Littleton

The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Littleton between 1882 and 1959, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Littleton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Littleton performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Littleton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Littleton in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Littleton 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 312 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.