boy's name

Orton

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 222

Orton is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1951 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1921, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1905.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Orton over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1951, not a full ten years.

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Births named Orton by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 6
1910s 73
1920s 96
1930s 30
1950s (to 1951) 5

How popular is Orton?

In 1951, Orton was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Orton is used

United States #4,105 5 in 1951
England & Wales #4,591 4 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Orton

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Orton over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Orton

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Orton — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Orton

How popular is the name Orton?

In 1951, Orton was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Orton a girl's or a boy's name?

Orton is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Orton?

Orton has 2 syllables.

When was Orton most popular?

Orton peaked in 1921, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.