Shelton
Shelton was the 4837th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 544th; the most babies were born in 1972 (179). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,631 places. More babies were named Shelton in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,837 boys, down 1,358 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1972179 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,145babies recorded
Shelton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 172 since 1943.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,837 | 21 |
| 2020 | #3,479 | 32 |
| 2010 | #2,207 | 60 |
| 2000 | #1,251 | 106 |
| 1990 | #821 | 155 |
| 1980 | #798 | 121 |
| 1970 | #699 | 142 |
| 1960 | #645 | 147 |
| 1950 | #620 | 124 |
| 1940 | #596 | 100 |
| 1930 | #793 | 67 |
| 1920 | #737 | 79 |
| 1910 | #567 | 26 |
| 1900 | #1,149 | 7 |
| 1890 | #1,142 | 5 |
| 1880 | #797 | 7 |
How popular is Shelton, counting every spelling?
Shelton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shelton?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shelton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shelton 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shelton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shelton?
About 8,100 people born in the US named Shelton are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 30 and 62. That makes Shelton mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Shelton by state
How common Shelton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Shelton
How popular is the name Shelton?
Shelton was the 4837th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 544th; the most babies were born in 1972 (179). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,631 places. More babies were named Shelton in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Shelton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shelton in the US.
Where is Shelton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shelton was most common in North Carolina (0.02 per 1,000 boys).