Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury and Salford. It is surrounded by several towns and villages that form the wider borough, of which Bolton is the administrative centre. The town is within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire.
Meaning & Origin of Bolton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury and Salford. It is surrounded by several towns and villages that form the wider borough, of which Bolton is the administrative centre. The town is within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire.
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The Story of Bolton
Bolton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1905, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 15 Boltons were born — ranking #5,788 that year. As of 2026, Bolton ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 233 Boltons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bolton
Bolton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1905 and has accumulated 233 births in the dataset. Bolton's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #5,788. Use the chart and map above to compare Bolton's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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