How Many People Are Named Halton?
An estimated 50 people in the United States have the first name Halton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Halton peaked in popularity in 1918 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Halton as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Halton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Halton is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
50
About 1 in 6,855,087 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1918
8 births
Total Registered
152
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Halton
Halton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 152 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Halton as a male name
Ranked #10,225 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (8 births)
Halton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Halton span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 58 babies were registered. Halton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Halton by Decade
How has Halton tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Halton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Halton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Halton
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Halton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Halton?
We estimate approximately 50 people named Halton are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,855,087 Americans share this first name.
Is Halton a common name?
Halton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 152 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Halton most popular?
Halton reached peak popularity in 1918, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Halton is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Halton a male name?
Halton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Halton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Halton Smith, Halton Johnson, Halton Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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