Fenton — #7237 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Fenton

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,034 babies named Fenton between 1883 and 2024, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fenton currently holds the #7237 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fenton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 317 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Fenton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Fenton in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fenton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,034 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.