Felton

Felton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “settlement in a field”
Origin: Old English
Say it: FEL-tən · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

From an English surname and place name, combining Old English feld with tun. It has been used as a given name through surname-style naming.

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How popular is Felton?

20242.1 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Felton in 20247

Peak year1922

Total US babies since 18806,593

Felton is steady now but far below its 1922 peak.

Names like Felton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
Westonwestern settlement · Old English
Blakeblack; pale · Old English
Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
Ashtonash tree town · Old English
Kingstonking's town · Old English
Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English

Felton questions

What does the name Felton mean?

Felton means "settlement in a field". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name, combining Old English feld with tun. It has been used as a given name through surname-style naming.

Is Felton a boy or girl name?

Felton is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Felton?

7 US babies were named Felton in 2024. Its peak year was 1922.

How do you pronounce Felton?

Felton is usually pronounced FEL-tən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.