Is Holton a boy or girl name?

Holton is a boy’s name. Of the 1,060 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Holton

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Holton was most popular in 2021, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,500 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,060 people named Holton.

Holton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Holton’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Holton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Holton is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,060 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Holton

Where Holton is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 8.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org