How Many People Are Named Shelton?
people named Shelton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 40,849 people in the US has this name
Based on 12,145 babies named Shelton in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
185 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "shelf town" in Old English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shelton, 1.9% were girls and 98.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shelton alive today is about 45 years old, and 48% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 29 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shelton first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1972, to 185 babies. In 2025, 21 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shelton has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #544, in 1937. In 2025 it ranked #4,836.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,836 |
| Best rank | #544 (1937) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #675 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shelton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shelton were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 1,001 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Shelton was given 7.5 times as often in North Carolina, 7.3 times in Louisiana and 5.3 times in Mississippi.
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