The baby name Shelton appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2022. It was most popular in 1953 with 205 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Shelton has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1913 | 16 |
| 1914 | 23 |
| 1915 | 41 |
| 1916 | 24 |
| 1917 | 76 |
| 1918 | 79 |
| 1919 | 61 |
| 1920 | 70 |
| 1921 | 68 |
| 1922 | 65 |
| 1923 | 62 |
| 1924 | 90 |
| 1925 | 65 |
| 1926 | 79 |
| 1927 | 86 |
| 1928 | 38 |
| 1929 | 117 |
| 1930 | 80 |
| 1931 | 52 |
| 1932 | 88 |
| 1933 | 79 |
| 1934 | 82 |
| 1935 | 109 |
| 1936 | 126 |
| 1937 | 145 |
| 1938 | 102 |
| 1939 | 118 |
| 1940 | 104 |
| 1941 | 168 |
| 1942 | 122 |
| 1943 | 106 |
| 1944 | 110 |
| 1945 | 112 |
| 1946 | 102 |
| 1947 | 137 |
| 1948 | 175 |
| 1949 | 165 |
| 1950 | 133 |
| 1951 | 127 |
| 1952 | 115 |
| 1953 | 205 |
| 1954 | 87 |
| 1955 | 114 |
| 1956 | 141 |
| 1957 | 122 |
| 1958 | 134 |
| 1959 | 114 |
| 1960 | 130 |
| 1961 | 99 |
| 1962 | 137 |
| 1963 | 150 |
| 1964 | 179 |
| 1965 | 147 |
| 1966 | 149 |
| 1967 | 126 |
| 1968 | 137 |
| 1969 | 157 |
| 1970 | 135 |
| 1971 | 180 |
| 1972 | 177 |
| 1973 | 126 |
| 1974 | 155 |
| 1975 | 177 |
| 1976 | 192 |
| 1977 | 147 |
| 1978 | 101 |
| 1979 | 169 |
| 1980 | 77 |
| 1981 | 85 |
| 1982 | 77 |
| 1983 | 94 |
| 1984 | 94 |
| 1985 | 112 |
| 1986 | 81 |
| 1987 | 115 |
| 1988 | 121 |
| 1989 | 127 |
| 1990 | 109 |
| 1991 | 149 |
| 1992 | 116 |
| 1993 | 181 |
| 1994 | 104 |
| 1995 | 93 |
| 1996 | 76 |
| 1997 | 103 |
| 1998 | 91 |
| 1999 | 89 |
| 2000 | 60 |
| 2001 | 105 |
| 2002 | 79 |
| 2003 | 68 |
| 2004 | 49 |
| 2005 | 83 |
| 2006 | 70 |
| 2007 | 59 |
| 2008 | 77 |
| 2009 | 45 |
| 2010 | 29 |
| 2011 | 32 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 24 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 |