Helton — boys' name
72 babies named Helton in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
35% of everyone ever named Helton was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Helton in 1922 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Helton
The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Helton between 1916 and 2011, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Helton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Helton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Helton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Helton 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 72 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.
Helton at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Helton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1916
- Peak year (1922)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2011.
72 total births across 96 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1922 with 7 births in a single year.
Helton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 25 births that decade — 35% of Helton's all-time total
Helton decade highlights
- Peak decade 25 births
- Runner-up 15 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Helton's strongest decade
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 35% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.