Total births
299
Boys' name · since 1914
Valton
Valton has 299 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 299
- total births
- 1914–2006
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
Valton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 299 have been recorded since 1914.
Valton has 299 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2006.
- 299 total births
- 1914–2006 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 22% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
299 boys have been named Valton since 1914, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 2006.
- 299
- total births
- 1914–2006
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade
22% of everyone ever named Valton was born in this single decade.
1915
Single peak year
15 babies were named Valton in 1915 - its busiest year on record.
Valton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valton's full recorded timeline at 1936, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valton at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
1915
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Valton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2006
- Peak year (1915)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Valton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Valton's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Valton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
64 births
- 1930s
1930s
66 births
- 1940s
1940s
46 births
- 1950s
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 66 births (22% of all-time use).
Valton by state
Where Valton concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Valton? ▼
Valton has been given to 299 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 15 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
When was Valton most popular? ▼
Valton was most popular in the 1930s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Valton most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Valton are Texas (69 births), Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Valton been used? ▼
Records for Valton go back to 1914, giving 93 years of history through 2006.
What names are similar to Valton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valentino, Valentin, Valentine, Val, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Valton's data
- Valton's decade-level peak was the 1930s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Valtons (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Valton
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Valton
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Val Boy
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Valente Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1914–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Valton: Baby Name Since 1914 - 299 Births, Peak 1915." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/valton. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Valton 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 July 2026.