Holton
Holton was the 3056th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2562nd with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 271 places. More babies were named Holton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,056 boys, down 352 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,060babies recorded
Holton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,056 | 40 |
| 2020 | #2,704 | 46 |
| 2010 | #3,145 | 36 |
| 2000 | #5,393 | 13 |
| 1990 | #8,632 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Holton, counting every spelling?
Holton is the most common spelling of a name family that had 58 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 58 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holton | 40 | #3,056 | 209 |
| Holten | 18 | #5,287 | 95 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Holton?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Holton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Holton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Holton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Holton?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Holton are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Holton mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Holton by state
How common Holton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Holton
How popular is the name Holton?
Holton was the 3056th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2562nd with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 271 places. More babies were named Holton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Holton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Holton in the US.
Where is Holton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Holton was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Florida.