Boys' name · since 1881
Belton
Belton has 1,178 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,178
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Belton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,178 recorded since 1881.
Belton has 1,178 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2002.
- #4,639 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,178 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belton ranks #4,639 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,178 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,178
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Belton's 1,178 recorded births place it above 89.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Belton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Belton's full recorded timeline at 1938, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Belton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2002
- Peak year (1923)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Belton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (258 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Belton's strongest decade.
258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Belton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 28
1890s
28 births
- 1900s 44
1900s
44 births
- 1910s
1910s
188 births
- 1920s
1920s
258 births
- 1930s
1930s
179 births
- 1940s
1940s
160 births
- 1950s
1950s
142 births
- 1960s 96
1960s
96 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 258 births (22% of all-time use).
How Belton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Belton's total volume
Belton by state
Where Belton concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 192 | 16.3% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 52 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 49 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 0.5% |
192 of 1,178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Belton's data
- Belton's decade-level peak was the 1920s (258 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Beltons (192 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Belton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~121 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Belton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.