Horton
Horton is a masculine given name. People or fictional characters named Horton include:Horton Foote (1916–2009), American playwright and screenwriter Horton D. Haight (1832–1900), Mormon pioneer Horton H. Hobbs, Jr.
Meaning & Origin of Horton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Horton is a masculine given name. People or fictional characters named Horton include:Horton Foote (1916–2009), American playwright and screenwriter Horton D. Haight (1832–1900), Mormon pioneer Horton H. Hobbs, Jr.
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The Story of Horton
Horton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1888, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 28 Hortons were born — ranking #1,396 that year. As of 2026, Horton ranks #12,271 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 616 Hortons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Horton
Horton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 616 births in the dataset. Horton's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #1,396. Use the chart and map above to compare Horton'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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