Boys' name · since 1905

Orton

210 babies named Orton in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#12,667 of 45,481
all-time among boys
210
born since 1905
1920s
peak decade

210 boys have been named Orton since 1905, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Orton has 210 recorded births among boys since 1905, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 1951.

  • #12,667 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 210 born since 1905
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orton ranks #12,667 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 210 born since 1905, peaking in the 1920s.

#12,667 of 45,481
all-time among boys
210
born since 1905
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Orton's 210 recorded births place it above 72.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Orton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Orton's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Orton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–1951

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1921)
14
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
46810121416 190519151918192119241927193219381951 5

Orton by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (96 births, 46% of the file).

1920s was Orton's strongest decade.

96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Orton births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 96 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orton? ▼
210 babies have been named Orton since 1905. All-time, it sits at #12,667 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1921 with 14 births.
Where does Orton sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orton ranks #12,667 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Orton most popular? ▼
Orton was most popular in the 1920s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Orton been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Orton since 1905 -- 47 years through the most recent 1951 data.
What names are similar to Orton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ortis, Ortiz, Ortega. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Orton's data

  • Orton's decade-level peak was the 1920s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Orton

Nearby Names Like Orton

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Orton

Ortis Boy
16 births
Ortiz Boy
7 births
Ortega Boy
6 births

Compare Orton side by side: Orton vs Ortis Orton vs Ortiz Orton vs Ortega

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Thoms
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Deano
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Duwan
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Dashan
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Orton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1905–1951 (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 Orton 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.