Boys' name · since 1979

Chelton

Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Chelton, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,599 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1979
1990s
peak decade

Chelton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1979.

Chelton has 16 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1995.

  • #30,599 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1979
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelton ranks #30,599 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.

#30,599 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1979
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chelton's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Chelton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Chelton's full recorded timeline at 1992, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Chelton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1995

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1979)
6
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 197919921995 5

Chelton by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).

1990s was Chelton's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Chelton births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chelton? ▼
16 babies have been named Chelton since 1979. All-time, it sits at #30,599 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1979 with 6 births.
Where does Chelton sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelton ranks #30,599 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Chelton most popular? ▼
Chelton was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Chelton been used? ▼
Records for Chelton go back to 1979, giving 17 years of history through 1995.
What names are similar to Chelton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chester, Chet, Chevy, Cheyenne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Chelton

Nearby Names Like Chelton

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Chelton

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Chevy Boy
#1551 3,794 births
Cheyenne Boy
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Chatman
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Crawley
16 births · Peak 1918
Lurie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chelton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1979–1995 (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 Chelton 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.