Over the past 110 years, 40 239 boys have been named Alton. The name Alton ranks 506th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Alton in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Alton came in the 1920s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.