Shelton
2 countries#4707 in United States, 2025US
#4707
in United States, 2025
FR
#2834
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
12,247
Peak year (United States)
1972
Peak-year count
185
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Shelton was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
12,145 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #4707 · peaked in 1972 with 185 births
Most common in: North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, Georgia
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
102 births recorded 2000–2022 · currently #2834 · peaked in 2009 with 10 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Shelton’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1526 | — |
| 2007 | #1772 | ↓246 |
| 2008 | #1948 | ↓176 |
| 2009 | #2077 | ↓129 |
| 2010 | #2187 | ↓110 |
| 2011 | #1905 | ↑282 |
| 2012 | #2155 | ↓250 |
| 2013 | #2225 | ↓70 |
| 2014 | #2345 | ↓120 |
| 2015 | #2189 | ↑156 |
| 2016 | #2935 | ↓746 |
| 2017 | #2637 | ↑298 |
| 2018 | #4094 | ↓1457 |
| 2019 | #3571 | ↑523 |
| 2020 | #3418 | ↑153 |
| 2021 | #3740 | ↓322 |
| 2022 | #4303 | ↓563 |
| 2023 | #4220 | ↑83 |
| 2024 | #4701 | ↓481 |
| 2025 | #4707 | ↓6 |