Recorded 1922–1931 Boys' name Peak 1927 32 births

Olton — boys' name

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.

1920s211930s11
1920s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Olton was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

9 babies were named Olton in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olton

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Olton between 1922 and 1931, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Olton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Olton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olton 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 32 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.

Olton at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

32

Since 1922

10 years of records

Peak year

1927

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1922

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1931

Olton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1922

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1927)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Olton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 66% of Olton's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olton?
32 babies have been named Olton since 1922. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1927 with 9 births.
When was Olton most popular?
Olton was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Olton been used?
Olton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 10 years of data through 1931.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.