DearWho
DE
DearWho

Alton

Alton is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Albania, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
46,544 male / 376 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Alton

If you do not know Alton’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alton,” in English, “Guten Tag Alton,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Alton,

German

Guten Tag Alton,

French

Bonjour Alton,

Spanish

Estimado/a Alton:

Chinese

Alton您好：

Japanese

Alton様

English

Hi Alton,

German

Hi Alton,

French

Salut Alton,

Spanish

Hola Alton,

Chinese

Alton你好：

Japanese

Altonさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Alton by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesvery commonman's name
Albaniarareman's name
Great Britainrareman's name

United States birth data

46,544 male · 376 female · 46,920 births recorded

Male ≈ 99.2%Female ≈ 0.8%

Records from 1980–2017: 99.8% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Alton a male or female name?

Alton is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Alton in an email?

If you do not know Alton’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alton,” in English, “Guten Tag Alton,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Alton a unisex name?

Alton is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Alton a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/alton. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_alton,
  title  = {Is Alton a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/alton},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}