The baby name Holton is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhoʊltən/ (HOHL-tən).
Holton is English in Origin.
The baby name Holton is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhoʊltən/ (HOHL-tən).
Holton is English in Origin.
Holton is an English habitational name turned given name, drawn from several villages across England. Its Old English roots combine either holh “hollow, dell” or holt “wood, grove” with tun “enclosure, farmstead, settlement,” yielding meanings such as “settlement in a hollow” or “farmstead by the wood.” Place-names of this type are recorded in the Domesday Book, and the surname developed for people who hailed from those locations.
As a first name, Holton emerged in the Anglophone world through the 19th-century surname-as-given-name trend and remains uncommon but familiar, valued for its sturdy, pastoral sound. Alternate spellings include Holten and Houlton; related names are Holt (a brisk short form), Halton, and Hilton (etymologically distinct but similar in shape). The name carries an understated, outdoorsy character while staying grounded in England’s early medieval linguistic landscape.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Boys | 2017 | #331 | 5 | 2,609 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #853 | 40 | 7,044 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
Holton is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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