Shelton · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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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 142 recorded years as a table

Shelton, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	63
1882	88
1883	76
1884	61
1885	74
1886	54
1887	99
1888	41
1890	45
1893	62
1894	78
1895	51
1896	50
1897	44
1898	65
1899	85
1900	47
1901	56
1902	57
1903	67
1904	86
1905	106
1906	75
1907	41
1908	117
1909	98
1910	134
1911	31
1912	53
1913	70
1914	78
1915	68
1916	51
1917	83
1918	77
1919	79
1920	74
1921	76
1922	72
1923	57
1924	87
1925	73
1926	65
1927	75
1928	60
1929	67
1930	61
1931	51
1932	71
1933	73
1934	75
1935	93
1936	91
1937	108
1938	82
1939	85
1940	86
1941	97
1942	75
1943	71
1944	78
1945	79
1946	54
1947	66
1948	75
1949	74
1950	69
1951	66
1952	64
1953	65
1954	62
1955	71
1956	71
1957	60
1958	76
1959	67
1960	69
1961	66
1962	69
1963	74
1964	78
1965	84
1966	84
1967	81
1968	79
1969	90
1970	76
1971	94
1972	110
1973	85
1974	92
1975	108
1976	99
1977	86
1978	83
1979	85
1980	68
1981	69
1982	65
1983	65
1984	64
1985	63
1986	56
1987	71
1988	78
1989	74
1990	75
1991	79
1992	73
1993	81
1994	71
1995	65
1996	69
1997	66
1998	59
1999	58
2000	54
2001	48
2002	56
2003	55
2004	52
2005	48
2006	48
2007	40
2008	36
2009	33
2010	31
2011	38
2012	33
2013	31
2014	29
2015	32
2016	21
2017	25
2018	14
2019	17
2020	19
2021	17
2022	14
2023	15
2024	12
2025	12

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shelton 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 2025: 21
Rank in 2025: #4,707
How rare: 1 in 81,336 boys
Since 1880: 11,973

Most popular in 1910, at 134 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 62% per million boys born.

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