Boys' name · since 1922
Olton
32 babies named Olton in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,462 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
32 boys have been named Olton since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Olton recorded 32 times among boys since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1931.
- #25,462 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 32 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olton ranks #25,462 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,462 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Olton's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Olton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Olton's full recorded timeline at 1927, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Olton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1931
- Peak year (1927)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Olton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (21 births, 66% of the file).
1920s was Olton's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Olton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 21 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Olton's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 1930s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Olton
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Olton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1922–1931 (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 Olton 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.