Holton Boy
How popular is Holton?
#3,035 boy name in 2025
40 baby boys were named Holton in the US in 2025, making it the 3035th most popular boy name.
Holton popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,035 for boys (▲ 9 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 40 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-7% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,765 in 2015, #2,688 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (51 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,551 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Holton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Holton family of names ranked #1,942 for boys in 2025 (#1,966 the year before), with 58 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Holton | 40 | 69% |
| Holten | 18 | 31% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Holton is most popular
Babies named Holton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Holton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | #2,650 |
| 1920s | 33 | #2,821 |
| 1930s | 17 | #2,853 |
| 1940s | 22 | #3,172 |
| 1950s | 11 | #3,551 |
| 1980s | 15 | #4,805 |
| 1990s | 114 | #4,013 |
| 2000s | 203 | #3,364 |
| 2010s | 364 | #2,765 |
| 2020s | 255 | #2,551 |
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Questions
- Is Holton a boy or girl name?
- Holton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Holton were boys.
- How popular is the name Holton?
- 40 baby boys were named Holton in the US in 2025, making it the 3035th most popular boy name.
- When was Holton most popular?
- Holton peaked in 2021, when 51 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,551 in 2021.
- How many people are named Holton?
- 1,060 babies have been named Holton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 962 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Holton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Holton was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.