Is Shelton a boy or girl name?
Shelton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 19 boys were named Shelton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 12,122 US babies named Shelton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,195
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shelton since 1880
- 12,122
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 185 babies
Boys and girls named Shelton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 55 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 478 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 777 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 834 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,107 | 10 | 0.9% |
| 1950s | 1,361 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,483 | 27 | 1.8% |
| 1970s | 1,511 | 23 | 1.5% |
| 1980s | 1,246 | 25 | 2% |
| 1990s | 1,358 | 50 | 3.6% |
| 2000s | 934 | 32 | 3.3% |
| 2010s | 513 | 5 | 1% |
| 2020s | 129 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | #5,195 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,319 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,413 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,804 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,479 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,623 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,198 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,666 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,981 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,206 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 55 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 58 | #2,247 | 5 | #18,875 |
| 2012 | 62 | #2,169 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 73 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,207 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 73 | #1,964 | 5 | #20,029 |
| 2007 | 83 | #1,779 | 6 | #17,296 |
| 2006 | 98 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 95 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 103 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 108 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 109 | #1,253 | 6 | #15,116 |
| 2001 | 93 | #1,377 | 7 | #13,267 |
| 2000 | 106 | #1,251 | 8 | #11,632 |
| 1999 | 112 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 112 | #1,132 | 8 | #10,988 |
| 1997 | 124 | #1,037 | 9 | #9,686 |
| 1996 | 131 | #973 | 7 | #11,617 |
| 1995 | 123 | #1,004 | 6 | #13,144 |
| 1994 | 137 | #947 | 8 | #10,402 |
| 1993 | 159 | #838 | 7 | #11,610 |
| 1992 | 145 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 160 | #818 | 5 | #15,054 |
| 1990 | 155 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 149 | #813 | 5 | #14,207 |
| 1988 | 150 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 132 | #812 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1986 | 104 | #895 | 8 | #8,391 |
| 1985 | 117 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 116 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 116 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 118 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 123 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 121 | #798 | 7 | #8,928 |
| 1979 | 147 | #713 | 6 | #9,995 |
| 1978 | 136 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 141 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 155 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 168 | #624 | 6 | #8,861 |
| 1974 | 144 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 133 | #697 | 5 | #9,546 |
| 1972 | 179 | #598 | 6 | #8,079 |
| 1971 | 166 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 142 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 161 | #619 | 7 | #6,498 |
| 1968 | 138 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 142 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 150 | #608 | 8 | #5,207 |
| 1965 | 156 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 155 | #624 | 5 | #7,649 |
| 1963 | 151 | #639 | 7 | #5,796 |
| 1962 | 142 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 141 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 147 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 144 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 161 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 130 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 150 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 147 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 127 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 129 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 125 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 124 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 124 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 131 | #597 | 5 | #5,946 |
| 1948 | 132 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 121 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 88 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 106 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 106 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 101 | #638 | 5 | #5,276 |
| 1942 | 103 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 119 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 100 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 94 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 91 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 115 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 94 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 97 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 77 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 72 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 74 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 53 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 67 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 72 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 66 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 85 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 72 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 81 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 98 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 62 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 78 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 84 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 79 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 77 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 78 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 77 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 45 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 58 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 51 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 36 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 23 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 26 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 18 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 10 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 14 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 11 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 10 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #797 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shelton reached #544 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #5,207 in 1966. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shelton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.