Orton

boys:

210 births since 1905

#4376 (5th percentile)

overall:

210 births since 1905

#7529 (3rd percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Orton is the #7,529 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 210 recorded births since 1905. This represents the 2.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,376 (4.5% percentile) for all time with 210 births since 1905.

Orton first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1905 (first recorded for boys in 1905). Birth data for Orton is available in 23 out of the 47 years between 1905 and 1951. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Orton reached its peak popularity in 1921, achieving the 1.6% percentile (ranked #541) with 12 births per million. The name was most common in 1905, with 42 births per million (ranked 0.4% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1951.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Orton".

1905 1951 19051951

Key Statistics

Total Births
210
Peak Births
14
Peak Year
1921
First Recorded
1905
Peak Percentile
1.6%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#541
Current Rank
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Orton

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Orton. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 97.6% confident that Orton is pronounced as OR-tuhn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is OR-duhn, at 2.4% confidence, with 2 syllables.

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97.6%
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OR-tuhn (2 syllables)
Verified
97.6% confidence
AO1 R T AH0 N
OR-duhn (2 syllables)
2.4% confidence
AO1 R D AH0 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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