Fulton
Fulton was the 2153rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 607th; the most babies were born in 2024 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,107 places. More babies were named Fulton in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,153 boys, down 99 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 67boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202473 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,882babies recorded
Fulton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,153 | 67 |
| 2020 | #2,054 | 69 |
| 2010 | #6,148 | 14 |
| 2000 | #4,271 | 18 |
| 1990 | #6,665 | 7 |
| 1980 | #3,940 | 10 |
| 1970 | #3,143 | 10 |
| 1960 | #2,357 | 13 |
| 1950 | #1,262 | 33 |
| 1940 | #1,534 | 20 |
| 1930 | #1,616 | 21 |
| 1920 | #1,358 | 29 |
| 1910 | #797 | 15 |
| 1900 | #1,221 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Fulton, counting every spelling?
Fulton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Fulton?
67 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fulton (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Fulton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 125 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fulton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fulton?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Fulton are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 7 and 62. That makes Fulton mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Fulton by state
How common Fulton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Fulton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fulton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Fulton
How popular is the name Fulton?
Fulton was the 2153rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 607th; the most babies were born in 2024 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,107 places. More babies were named Fulton in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Fulton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Fulton in the US.
Where is Fulton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Fulton was most common in Minnesota (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kansas and Michigan.