Shelton is an established variant of Sheldon that peaked in 1972 and has since faded.
Shelton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,837 for boy births in the United States (and #10,223 across all names), given to 21 babies. Shelton first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1972 (179 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,837 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,856 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,321 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,417 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,805 |
| 2020 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,479 |
| 2019 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,624 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,200 |
| 2017 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,666 |
| 2016 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,981 |
| 2015 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,206 |
| 2014 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,367 |
| 2013 | 63 | 63 | #18,877 | #2,247 |
| 2012 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,169 |
| 2011 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,920 |
| 2010 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,207 |
| 2009 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,095 |
| 2008 | 78 | 78 | #20,032 | #1,964 |
| 2007 | 89 | 89 | #17,298 | #1,779 |
| 2006 | 98 | 98 | — | #1,533 |
| 2005 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,512 |
| 2004 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,392 |
| 2003 | 108 | 108 | — | #1,303 |
| 2002 | 115 | 115 | #15,117 | #1,253 |
| 2001 | 100 | 100 | #13,267 | #1,377 |
| 2000 | 114 | 114 | #11,632 | #1,251 |
| 1999 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,170 |
| 1998 | 120 | 120 | #10,988 | #1,132 |
| 1997 | 133 | — | #9,686 | #1,037 |
| 1996 | 138 | — | #11,617 | #973 |
| 1995 | 129 | — | #13,144 | #1,004 |
| 1994 | 145 | — | #10,402 | #947 |
| 1993 | 166 | — | #11,611 | #838 |
| 1992 | 145 | — | — | #879 |
| 1991 | 165 | — | #15,054 | #818 |
| 1990 | 155 | — | — | #821 |
| 1989 | 154 | — | #14,207 | #813 |
| 1988 | 150 | — | — | #771 |
| 1987 | 137 | — | #12,951 | #812 |
| 1986 | 112 | — | #8,391 | #895 |
| 1985 | 117 | — | — | #830 |
| 1984 | 116 | — | — | #814 |
| 1983 | 116 | — | — | #812 |
| 1982 | 118 | — | — | #818 |
| 1981 | 123 | — | — | #790 |
| 1980 | 128 | — | #8,928 | #798 |
| 1979 | 153 | — | #9,996 | #713 |
| 1978 | 136 | — | — | #723 |
| 1977 | 141 | — | — | #718 |
| 1976 | 155 | — | — | #659 |
| 1975 | 174 | — | #8,860 | #624 |
| 1974 | 144 | — | — | #681 |
| 1973 | 138 | — | #9,547 | #697 |
| 1972 | 185 | — | #8,079 | #598 |
| 1971 | 166 | — | — | #640 |
| 1970 | 142 | — | — | #699 |
| 1969 | 168 | — | #6,498 | #619 |
| 1968 | 138 | — | — | #648 |
| 1967 | 142 | — | — | #632 |
| 1966 | 158 | — | #5,207 | #608 |
| 1965 | 156 | — | — | #615 |
| 1964 | 160 | — | #7,647 | #624 |
| 1963 | 158 | — | #5,797 | #639 |
| 1962 | 142 | — | — | #650 |
| 1961 | 141 | — | — | #660 |
| 1960 | 147 | — | — | #645 |
| 1959 | 144 | — | — | #643 |
| 1958 | 161 | — | — | #607 |
| 1957 | 130 | — | — | #670 |
| 1956 | 151 | — | — | #621 |
| 1955 | 146 | — | — | #615 |
| 1954 | 127 | — | — | #650 |
| 1953 | 129 | — | — | #629 |
| 1952 | 125 | — | — | #630 |
| 1951 | 124 | — | — | #634 |
| 1950 | 124 | — | — | #620 |
| 1949 | 136 | — | #5,945 | #597 |
| 1948 | 132 | — | — | #583 |
| 1947 | 121 | — | — | #623 |
| 1946 | 88 | — | — | #694 |
| 1945 | 106 | — | — | #591 |
| 1944 | 106 | — | — | #597 |
| 1943 | 106 | — | #5,275 | #638 |
| 1942 | 103 | — | — | #624 |
| 1941 | 119 | — | — | #549 |
| 1940 | 100 | — | — | #596 |
| 1939 | 94 | — | — | #603 |
| 1938 | 91 | — | — | #627 |
| 1937 | 115 | — | — | #544 |
| 1936 | 94 | — | — | #599 |
| 1935 | 97 | — | — | #587 |
| 1934 | 77 | — | — | #696 |
| 1933 | 72 | — | — | #717 |
| 1932 | 74 | — | — | #726 |
| 1931 | 53 | — | — | #886 |
| 1930 | 67 | — | — | #793 |
| 1929 | 72 | — | — | #750 |
| 1928 | 66 | — | — | #812 |
| 1927 | 85 | — | — | #708 |
| 1926 | 72 | — | — | #764 |
| 1925 | 81 | — | — | #722 |
| 1924 | 98 | — | — | #652 |
| 1923 | 62 | — | — | #871 |
| 1922 | 78 | — | — | #753 |
| 1921 | 84 | — | — | #721 |
| 1920 | 79 | — | — | #737 |
| 1919 | 77 | — | — | #729 |
| 1918 | 78 | — | — | #727 |
| 1917 | 77 | — | — | #691 |
| 1916 | 45 | — | — | #963 |
| 1915 | 58 | — | — | #802 |
| 1914 | 51 | — | — | #743 |
| 1913 | 36 | — | — | #802 |
| 1912 | 23 | — | — | #965 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,515 |
| 1910 | 26 | — | — | #567 |
| 1909 | 16 | — | — | #708 |
| 1908 | 18 | — | — | #626 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,324 |
| 1906 | 10 | — | — | #846 |
| 1905 | 14 | — | — | #660 |
| 1904 | 11 | — | — | #756 |
| 1903 | 8 | — | — | #900 |
| 1902 | 7 | — | — | #1,007 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #1,043 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,149 |
| 1899 | 9 | — | — | #773 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | — | #881 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,205 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | — | #1,085 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | — | #1,067 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | — | #780 |
| 1893 | 7 | — | — | #895 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,142 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1887 | 10 | — | — | #624 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #952 |
| 1885 | 8 | — | — | #756 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | — | #835 |
| 1883 | 8 | — | — | #717 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | — | #644 |
| 1880 | 7 | — | — | #797 |