Nelton

Boy · recorded 1919–1967

  • 1967last recorded
  • 1935best year

Most popular in 1935.

Last recorded in 1967. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Nelton.

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Its story

Popularity since 1919

03619191931194319551967

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 14 recorded years as a table
Nelton, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19195
19215
19235
19254
19275
19285
19326
19356
19395
19416
19483
19493
19513
19673

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Nelton isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1967
5
Rank in 1967
#3,966
How rare
1 in 348,762 boys
Since 1919
79

Nelton was last recorded in 1967. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1935, at 6 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Nelton doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.