How Many People Are Named Horton?
An estimated 114 people in the United States have the first name Horton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Horton peaked in popularity in 1922 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Horton 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 Horton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Horton is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
114
About 1 in 3,006,617 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1922
28 births
Total Registered
616
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Horton
Horton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 616 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Horton as a male name
Ranked #12,955 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 1922 (28 births)
Horton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Horton span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 209 babies were registered. Horton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Horton by Decade
How has Horton 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.
Horton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Horton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Horton
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Horton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Horton?
We estimate approximately 114 people named Horton 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 3,006,617 Americans share this first name.
Is Horton a common name?
Horton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 616 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Horton most popular?
Horton reached peak popularity in 1922, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Horton is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Horton a male name?
Horton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Horton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Horton Smith, Horton Johnson, Horton 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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