Nolton — boys' name

What the Data Says About Nolton

The Social Security Administration has registered 115 babies named Nolton between 1913 and 1952, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nolton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nolton performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nolton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nolton in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nolton 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 115 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.