Is Horton a boy or girl name?

Horton is a boy’s name. Of the 616 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Horton

Recorded 1888–2012 · United States

Horton was most popular in 1922, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,836 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 616 people named Horton.

Horton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Horton’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Horton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Horton is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 616 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were 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.

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