Orton — boys' name

What the Data Says About Orton

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Orton between 1905 and 1951, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Orton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orton 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 210 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.