Shelton

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Shelton is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 12,122 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 11,950 as boys and 172 as girls. Shelton gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1972 and has since declined significantly. It is the #2,469 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	19
2023	25
2022	24
2021	29
2020	32
2019	31
2018	25
2017	47
2016	40
2015	62
2014	55
2013	63
2012	62
2011	73
2010	60
2009	66
2008	78
2007	89
2006	98
2005	95
2004	103
2003	108
2002	115
2001	100
2000	114
1999	112
1998	120
1997	133
1996	138
1995	129
1994	145
1993	166
1992	145
1991	165
1990	155
1989	154
1988	150
1987	137
1986	112
1985	117
1984	116
1983	116
1982	118
1981	123
1980	128
1979	153
1978	136
1977	141
1976	155
1975	174
1974	144
1973	138
1972	185
1971	166
1970	142
1969	168
1968	138
1967	142
1966	158
1965	156
1964	160
1963	158
1962	142
1961	141
1960	147
1959	144
1958	161
1957	130
1956	150
1955	147
1954	127
1953	129
1952	125
1951	124
1950	124
1949	136
1948	132
1947	121
1946	88
1945	106
1944	106
1943	106
1942	103
1941	119
1940	100
1939	94
1938	91
1937	115
1936	94
1935	97
1934	77
1933	72
1932	74
1931	53
1930	67
1929	72
1928	66
1927	85
1926	72
1925	81
1924	98
1923	62
1922	78
1921	84
1920	79
1919	77
1918	78
1917	77
1916	45
1915	58
1914	51
1913	36
1912	23
1911	7
1910	26
1909	16
1908	18
1907	6
1906	10
1905	14
1904	11
1903	8
1902	7
1901	6
1900	7
1899	9
1898	8
1897	5
1896	6
1895	6
1894	9
1893	7
1890	5
1888	5
1887	10
1886	6
1885	8
1884	7
1883	8
1882	10
1880	7