Overton

Boy · recorded 1884–2003

  • 2003last recorded
  • 1899best year

Most popular in 1899.

Last recorded in 2003. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1884

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 58 recorded years as a table
Overton, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188444
188850
189551
189956
190033
190538
190748
190832
191127
191216
191314
191418
191512
191610
191712
191829
191917
192024
192113
192216
192317
192416
192512
192611
192711
192810
19298
19309
193110
193317
19345
193512
19368
19378
19398
19417
19424
19438
19463
19473
19496
19503
19515
19523
19533
19546
19553
19563
19583
19596
19613
19653
19673
19704
19953
19964
20003
20033

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Overton isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2003
5
Rank in 2003
#10,894
How rare
1 in 395,069 boys
Since 1884
544

Overton was last recorded in 2003. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1899, at 56 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Overton doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.