Alton

Girl · recorded 1904–1989

  • 1989last recorded
  • 1904best year

Most popular in 1904.

Last recorded in 1989. Fewer than five girls 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 1904

0112219041925194719681989

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 49 recorded years as a table
Alton, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190422
190917
191013
191211
191313
19149
191511
19169
19178
19189
19198
192013
192110
192211
19244
19257
19265
192710
192812
19297
19309
193110
19325
19337
19348
193510
19367
19385
19395
19404
19424
19434
19444
19456
19463
19474
19516
19524
19533
19573
19604
19623
19634
19674
19693
19763
19813
19863
19893

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Alton 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1989
5
Rank in 1989
#12,362
How rare
1 in 368,710 girls
Since 1904
375

Alton was last recorded in 1989. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1904, at 22 per million girls born.

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

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