Boys' name · since 1924
Lelton
Lelton has 46 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lelton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 46 have been recorded since 1924.
Lelton has 46 recorded births among boys since 1924, 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 1924 to 1941.
- #22,771 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 1924
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lelton ranks #22,771 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lelton's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Lelton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lelton's full recorded timeline at 1930, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lelton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1941
- Peak year (1928)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Lelton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Lelton's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lelton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1930s
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (50% of all-time use).
Lelton by state
Where Lelton concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 15 | 32.6% |
15 of 46 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lelton's data
- Lelton's decade-level peak was the 1920s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Leltons (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Lelton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1924–1941 (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 Lelton 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.