Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Shelton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Shelton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1972

Peak era

1972

Peak rank proxy

179

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19722024

Peak year

1972

Decline from peak

89.4%

2024

All-time

11,950

Shelton is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1972, when 179 boys were named Shelton.

In 2024, only 19 boys were given the name.

Down 89.4% from its peak.

All told, about 11,950 Americans have been named Shelton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1972

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