Shelton

Shelton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “ledge settlement”
Origin: Old English
Say it: SHEL-tən · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

From an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements, commonly explained as 'shelf/ledge' plus 'town or settlement'.

English names Surname-style names

How popular is Shelton?

20245.7 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 Shelton in 202419

Peak year1972

Total US babies since 188012,122

Shelton is fading: recent use is about 46% of its level ten years before.

Names like Shelton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Shelton questions

What does the name Shelton mean?

Shelton means "ledge settlement". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements, commonly explained as 'shelf/ledge' plus 'town or settlement'.

Is Shelton a boy or girl name?

Shelton is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Shelton?

19 US babies were named Shelton in 2024. Its peak year was 1972.

How do you pronounce Shelton?

Shelton is usually pronounced SHEL-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.