Boys' name · since 1927
Feltus
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Feltus, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1927
- 1940s
- peak decade
Feltus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 25 recorded since 1927.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Feltus has been recorded 25 times among boys since 1927, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1959.
- #27,208 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1927
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Feltus ranks #27,208 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1927, peaking in the 1940s.
- #27,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1927
- 1940s
- peak decade
Feltus's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Feltus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Feltus's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded.
Feltus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1959
- Peak year (1927)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1959.
25 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1927 with 5 births in a single year.
Feltus by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (10 births, 40% of the file).
1940s was Feltus's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Feltus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10 births (40% of all-time use).
Feltus decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Feltus's data
- Feltus's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1950s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Feltus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1927–1959 (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 Feltus 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.
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