Shelton

Given to 12,145 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#4707

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 21

Peak year

1910

26 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

12,145

since 1880

Born a Shelton? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Shelton was most popular in 1910, when 26 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.13 per 1,000). In 2025, 21 babies were named Shelton, ranking #4707 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	21	4707
2024	<5	—	21	4701
2023	<5	—	25	4220
2022	<5	—	24	4303
2021	<5	—	29	3740
2020	<5	—	32	3418
2019	<5	—	31	3571
2018	<5	—	25	4094
2017	<5	—	47	2637
2016	<5	—	40	2935
2015	<5	—	62	2189
2014	<5	—	55	2345
2013	5	16547	58	2225
2012	<5	—	62	2155
2011	<5	—	73	1905
2010	<5	—	60	2187
2009	<5	—	66	2077
2008	5	17504	73	1948
2007	6	15491	83	1772
2006	<5	—	98	1526
2005	<5	—	95	1506
2004	<5	—	103	1384
2003	<5	—	108	1296
2002	6	13595	109	1244
2001	7	12056	93	1368
2000	8	10745	106	1247
1999	<5	—	112	1161
1998	8	10122	112	1130
1997	9	9017	124	1027
1996	7	10567	131	969
1995	6	11783	123	999
1994	8	9586	137	943
1993	7	10588	159	834
1992	<5	—	145	876
1991	5	13147	160	818
1990	<5	—	155	819
1989	5	12362	149	810
1988	<5	—	150	769
1987	5	11325	132	810
1986	8	7749	104	892
1985	<5	—	117	823
1984	<5	—	116	811
1983	<5	—	116	811
1982	<5	—	118	813
1981	<5	—	123	784
1980	7	8178	121	796
1979	6	9010	147	708
1978	<5	—	136	721
1977	<5	—	141	717
1976	<5	—	155	658
1975	6	7984	168	622
1974	<5	—	144	677
1973	5	8423	133	694
1972	6	7292	179	596
1971	<5	—	166	637
1970	<5	—	142	695
1969	7	5974	161	615
1968	<5	—	138	645
1967	<5	—	142	631
1966	8	4866	150	608
1965	<5	—	156	614
1964	5	6767	155	623
1963	7	5296	151	637
1962	<5	—	142	649
1961	<5	—	141	659
1960	<5	—	147	644
1959	<5	—	144	642
1958	<5	—	161	606
1957	<5	—	130	665
1956	<5	—	151	619
1955	<5	—	146	614
1954	<5	—	127	649
1953	<5	—	129	629
1952	<5	—	125	628
1951	<5	—	124	633
1950	<5	—	124	616
1949	5	5244	131	597
1948	<5	—	132	582
1947	<5	—	121	618
1946	<5	—	88	689
1945	<5	—	106	586
1944	<5	—	106	595
1943	5	4691	101	633
1942	<5	—	103	620
1941	<5	—	119	546
1940	<5	—	100	591
1939	<5	—	94	601
1938	<5	—	91	622
1937	<5	—	115	541
1936	<5	—	94	597
1935	<5	—	97	585
1934	<5	—	77	694
1933	<5	—	72	710
1932	<5	—	74	722
1931	<5	—	53	879
1930	<5	—	67	782
1929	<5	—	72	742
1928	<5	—	66	806
1927	<5	—	85	702
1926	<5	—	72	759
1925	<5	—	81	717
1924	<5	—	98	647
1923	<5	—	62	860
1922	<5	—	78	748
1921	<5	—	84	715
1920	<5	—	79	732
1919	<5	—	77	720
1918	<5	—	78	723
1917	<5	—	77	687
1916	<5	—	45	952
1915	<5	—	58	791
1914	<5	—	51	734
1913	<5	—	36	789
1912	<5	—	23	935
1911	<5	—	7	1387
1910	<5	—	26	556
1909	<5	—	16	679
1908	<5	—	18	613
1907	<5	—	6	1200
1906	<5	—	10	798
1905	<5	—	14	636
1904	<5	—	11	723
1903	<5	—	8	846
1902	<5	—	7	933
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	7	1050
1899	<5	—	9	714
1898	<5	—	8	804
1897	<5	—	5	1057
1896	<5	—	6	982
1895	<5	—	6	978
1894	<5	—	9	730
1893	<5	—	7	836
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	5	994
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	5	1031
1887	<5	—	10	583
1886	<5	—	6	845
1885	<5	—	8	700
1884	<5	—	7	764
1883	<5	—	8	677
1882	<5	—	10	611
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	7	745

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Other spellings

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Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years