Shelton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning settlement on a shelf of land.
Babies a year
46
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Shelton by the numbers
Shelton was given to 46 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 179 babies in 1972, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shelton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean the earth
Like Shelton, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
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