Nelton — boys' name
79 babies named Nelton in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
34% of everyone ever named Nelton was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Nelton in 1941 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Nelton
The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Nelton between 1919 and 1967, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nelton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Nelton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nelton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Nelton 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 79 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.
Nelton at a glance
Last recorded 1967Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Nelton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1919
- Peak year (1941)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1967.
79 total births across 49 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1941 with 7 births in a single year.
Nelton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 27 births that decade — 34% of Nelton's all-time total
Nelton decade highlights
- Peak decade 27 births
- Runner-up 19 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Nelton's strongest decade
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 34% 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, 1919–1967 (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.