Recorded 1913–1963 Boys' name Peak 1926 102 births

Thelton — boys' name

102 babies named Thelton in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s221930s241940s171950s181960s5
1930s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Thelton was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

7 babies were named Thelton in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thelton

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Thelton between 1913 and 1963, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thelton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thelton performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Thelton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thelton 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 102 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.

Thelton at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

102

Since 1913

51 years of records

Peak year

1926

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1913

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1963

Thelton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1913

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1926)
7
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1963195219411934192519191913 6

Thelton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
24 births that decade — 24% of Thelton's all-time total
1910s161920s221930s241940s171950s181960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thelton?
102 babies have been named Thelton since 1913. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1926 with 7 births.
When was Thelton most popular?
Thelton was most popular in the 1930s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Thelton been used?
Thelton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 51 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Thelton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Theodore, Theo, Theron, Theadore, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1913–1963 (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.