Given name & surname
Wilton
“from the town on the river”
Wilton is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the town on the river.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the town on the river.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wilton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,694
- 8,653 boys · 41 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 208 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,118 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,118 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 208 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,071 as a first name in 2020; 2,934 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wilton’s family of names
Wilton has a related form in Willtan. Wilton has a related form in Willten. Wilton has a related form in Willton.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Wylltonvariant
- Wyltonvariant
- Wiltevariant
- Wiltvariant
- Willtenvariant
- Wiltenvariant
- Willtanvariant
- Wiltanvariant
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People named Wilton
- Wilt ChamberlainAmerican basketball player (1936–1999)
- Wilton GregoryAmerican Cardinalborn 1947
- Wilton SampaioBrazilian referee and association football refereeborn 1981
- Wilton IvieAmerican arachnologist1907–1969
- Wilton FelderAmerican musician (1940–2015)
- Wilton GraffAmerican actor (1903-1969)
- Wilton E. HallAmerican politician (1901-1980)
- Wilton PersonsUnited States Army general and White House Chief of Staff (1896-1977)
- Wilton LackayeAmerican actor (1862-1932)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Wilton, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
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>99% boys
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Hilton
“a wealthy woman” · “from the town on the hill”
85% boys · 15% girls