Boys' name · since 1913
Thelton
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 102 babies named Thelton, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 102
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
102 boys have been named Thelton since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Thelton has 102 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1963.
- #17,312 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 102 born since 1913
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thelton ranks #17,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.
- #17,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 102
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Thelton's 102 recorded births place it above 61.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Thelton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thelton splits its recorded history at 1935: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thelton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1963
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Thelton by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (24 births, 24% of the file).
1930s was Thelton's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Thelton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1930s
1930s
24 births
- 1940s
1940s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 24 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Thelton's data
- Thelton's decade-level peak was the 1930s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thelton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1913–1963 (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 Thelton 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.