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Across the world, Horton (Horton , הורטון , Хортон ) is a rare primarily male, but scarcely female first name. The first name Horton is characteristic of the United States, where it is a rare boy's name, Australia, and Brazil, where it is a very rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, China, and Brazil. Predominantly, Horton is the last name as well as the forename.
Horton is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Horton the Elephant , the Fictional elephant from Dr. Seuss stories, Horton Hears a Who!.