Alton is a boy's name of English origin meaning “river source and settlement, town.” In 2024 it was given to 110 boys in the United States.
Alton belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “river source and settlement, town” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Alton first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #78 in 1904, and in 2024 110 babies received the name — 47,349 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Alton means “river source and settlement, town” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Alton is a boy name. In 2024, 110 babies received the name in the US.
Alton comes from the English & American tradition.
Alton first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #78 in 1904, and 110 babies were given the name in 2024.
Alton is pronounced /ˈɔːltən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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