Boys' name · since 1882
Littleton
Littleton has 312 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,359 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 312
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
312 boys have been named Littleton since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Littleton has 312 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1959.
- #10,359 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 312 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Littleton ranks #10,359 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 312 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #10,359 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 312
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Littleton's 312 recorded births place it above 77.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Littleton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Littleton's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Littleton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1959
- Peak year (1924)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Littleton by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (84 births, 27% of the file).
1910s was Littleton's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Littleton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
84 births
- 1920s
1920s
76 births
- 1930s
1930s
36 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 84 births (27% of all-time use).
Littleton by state
Where Littleton concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
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What to do with Littleton's data
- Littleton's decade-level peak was the 1910s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Littletons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Littleton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1882–1959 (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 Littleton 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.