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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Belton

Belton was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 804th; the most babies were born in 1923 (33). More babies were named Belton in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192333 babies
Total since 1880
1,178babies recorded

Belton popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#4,9837
1970#3,3039
1960#2,32613
1950#2,7908
1940#1,90314
1930#1,82917
1920#1,27332
1910#1,04910
1900#1,3305
1890#1,0165
1880——

How popular is Belton, counting every spelling?

Belton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Belton?

About 300 people born in the US named Belton are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 59 and 77. That makes Belton a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Belton by state

How common Belton was among boys born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (14.8×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesNC0.09South Carolina: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesSC0.38District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesAL0.12Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Belton, boys, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Belton

How popular is the name Belton?

Belton was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 804th; the most babies were born in 1923 (33). More babies were named Belton in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Belton a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,178 boys.

Where was Belton most popular?

In 1921–1925, Belton was most common in South Carolina (0.38 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and North Carolina.