Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Shelton

#1,052 most common boys' name of all time · #2,499 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,052
Rank overall
#2,499 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
12,145
Since 2016
295
Peak year
1972 #597
Best rank
#541 1937
Girls Boys peak 185/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Shelton is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 21 21 #4,711
2024 — 21 21 #4,708
2023 — 25 25 #4,226
2022 — 24 24 #4,307
2021 — 29 29 #3,744
2020 — 32 32 #3,419
2019 — 31 31 #3,572
2018 — 25 25 #4,097
2017 — 47 47 #2,640
2016 — 40 40 #2,936
2015 — 62 62 #2,191
2014 — 55 55 #2,345
2013 5 58 63 #2,225
2012 — 62 62 #2,157
2011 — 73 73 #1,907
2010 — 60 60 #2,190
2009 — 66 66 #2,080
2008 5 73 78 #1,951
2007 6 83 89 #1,772
2006 — 98 98 #1,527
2005 — 95 95 #1,507
2004 — 103 103 #1,387
2003 — 108 108 #1,296
2002 6 109 115 #1,247
2001 7 93 100 #1,368
2000 8 106 114 #1,247
1999 — 112 112 #1,163
1998 8 112 120 #1,131
1997 9 124 133 #1,028
1996 7 131 138 #969
1995 6 123 129 #999
1994 8 137 145 #944
1993 7 159 166 #835
1992 — 145 145 #877
1991 5 160 165 #818
1990 — 155 155 #820
1989 5 149 154 #812
1988 — 150 150 #769
1987 5 132 137 #810
1986 8 104 112 #893
1985 — 117 117 #825
1984 — 116 116 #812
1983 — 116 116 #811
1982 — 118 118 #813
1981 — 123 123 #787
1980 7 121 128 #797
1979 6 147 153 #709
1978 — 136 136 #722
1977 — 141 141 #717
1976 — 155 155 #658
1975 6 168 174 #622
1974 — 144 144 #678
1973 5 133 138 #695
1972 6 179 185 #597
1971 — 166 166 #638
1970 — 142 142 #696
1969 7 161 168 #615
1968 — 138 138 #647
1967 — 142 142 #631
1966 8 150 158 #608
1965 — 156 156 #614
1964 5 155 160 #624
1963 7 151 158 #639
1962 — 142 142 #650
1961 — 141 141 #659
1960 — 147 147 #644
1959 — 144 144 #642
1958 — 161 161 #606
1957 — 130 130 #666
1956 — 151 151 #619
1955 — 146 146 #614
1954 — 127 127 #650
1953 — 129 129 #629
1952 — 125 125 #629
1951 — 124 124 #634
1950 — 124 124 #617
1949 5 131 136 #597
1948 — 132 132 #583
1947 — 121 121 #621
1946 — 88 88 #692
1945 — 106 106 #589
1944 — 106 106 #596
1943 5 101 106 #635
1942 — 103 103 #622
1941 — 119 119 #548
1940 — 100 100 #595
1939 — 94 94 #603
1938 — 91 91 #624
1937 — 115 115 #541
1936 — 94 94 #599
1935 — 97 97 #587
1934 — 77 77 #694
1933 — 72 72 #714
1932 — 74 74 #724
1931 — 53 53 #881
1930 — 67 67 #788
1929 — 72 72 #747
1928 — 66 66 #810
1927 — 85 85 #705
1926 — 72 72 #762
1925 — 81 81 #721
1924 — 98 98 #649
1923 — 62 62 #866
1922 — 78 78 #750
1921 — 84 84 #718
1920 — 79 79 #735
1919 — 77 77 #726
1918 — 78 78 #726
1917 — 77 77 #689
1916 — 45 45 #954
1915 — 58 58 #796
1914 — 51 51 #737
1913 — 36 36 #799
1912 — 23 23 #944
1911 — 7 7 #1,417
1910 — 26 26 #561
1909 — 16 16 #698
1908 — 18 18 #622
1907 — 6 6 #1,236
1906 — 10 10 #819
1905 — 14 14 #654
1904 — 11 11 #741
1903 — 8 8 #865
1902 — 7 7 #960
1901 — 6 6 #978
1900 — 7 7 #1,076
1899 — 9 9 #750
1898 — 8 8 #839
1897 — 5 5 #1,107
1896 — 6 6 #1,022
1895 — 6 6 #1,002
1894 — 9 9 #766
1893 — 7 7 #860
1890 — 5 5 #1,039
1888 — 5 5 #1,067
1887 — 10 10 #618
1886 — 6 6 #892
1885 — 8 8 #739
1884 — 7 7 #801
1883 — 8 8 #696
1882 — 10 10 #639
1880 — 7 7 #798