The baby name Alton appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1930 with 1,227 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Alton has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 123 |
| 1911 | 141 |
| 1912 | 295 |
| 1913 | 411 |
| 1914 | 427 |
| 1915 | 628 |
| 1916 | 678 |
| 1917 | 715 |
| 1918 | 804 |
| 1919 | 764 |
| 1920 | 834 |
| 1921 | 836 |
| 1922 | 920 |
| 1923 | 817 |
| 1924 | 817 |
| 1925 | 868 |
| 1926 | 983 |
| 1927 | 971 |
| 1928 | 1,032 |
| 1929 | 918 |
| 1930 | 1,227 |
| 1931 | 998 |
| 1932 | 811 |
| 1933 | 741 |
| 1934 | 760 |
| 1935 | 807 |
| 1936 | 745 |
| 1937 | 936 |
| 1938 | 798 |
| 1939 | 699 |
| 1940 | 883 |
| 1941 | 787 |
| 1942 | 800 |
| 1943 | 821 |
| 1944 | 781 |
| 1945 | 737 |
| 1946 | 768 |
| 1947 | 844 |
| 1948 | 1,011 |
| 1949 | 783 |
| 1950 | 899 |
| 1951 | 871 |
| 1952 | 718 |
| 1953 | 855 |
| 1954 | 589 |
| 1955 | 877 |
| 1956 | 827 |
| 1957 | 737 |
| 1958 | 730 |
| 1959 | 669 |
| 1960 | 655 |
| 1961 | 647 |
| 1962 | 577 |
| 1963 | 583 |
| 1964 | 523 |
| 1965 | 544 |
| 1966 | 452 |
| 1967 | 472 |
| 1968 | 442 |
| 1969 | 421 |
| 1970 | 358 |
| 1971 | 384 |
| 1972 | 299 |
| 1973 | 332 |
| 1974 | 251 |
| 1975 | 250 |
| 1976 | 297 |
| 1977 | 282 |
| 1978 | 200 |
| 1979 | 249 |
| 1980 | 300 |
| 1981 | 205 |
| 1982 | 239 |
| 1983 | 218 |
| 1984 | 162 |
| 1985 | 176 |
| 1986 | 189 |
| 1987 | 153 |
| 1988 | 232 |
| 1989 | 146 |
| 1990 | 159 |
| 1991 | 195 |
| 1992 | 176 |
| 1993 | 192 |
| 1994 | 155 |
| 1995 | 134 |
| 1996 | 94 |
| 1997 | 125 |
| 1998 | 131 |
| 1999 | 113 |
| 2000 | 122 |
| 2001 | 95 |
| 2002 | 104 |
| 2003 | 111 |
| 2004 | 122 |
| 2005 | 114 |
| 2006 | 125 |
| 2007 | 123 |
| 2008 | 131 |
| 2009 | 108 |
| 2010 | 67 |
| 2011 | 118 |
| 2012 | 115 |
| 2013 | 126 |
| 2014 | 169 |
| 2015 | 109 |
| 2016 | 118 |
| 2017 | 151 |
| 2018 | 93 |
| 2019 | 63 |
| 2020 | 42 |
| 2021 | 137 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 66 |
| 2024 | 45 |