First Name SHELTON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SHELTON is ranked as the 2392nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 7,954.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.49 people named SHELTON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 92% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SHELTON is 8,928.
  • The SSA data also shows that SHELTON is used as a boy's name 98% of the time.

First Names SHELTON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 7,954 +/-4.0%
  • National Rank 2,392
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 8,928
  • National Rank 2,234
  • Percentile Rank 97.59%
  • Proportion/100k 2.80

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHELTON is 71.9% White, 2.1% Hispanic origin, 21.3% Black, 2.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SHELTON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SHELTON is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SHELTON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 71.9% 63.9% 8.0%
Hispanic origin 2.1% 16.3% -14.2%
Black 21.3% 12.3% 9.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.2% 4.9% -2.7%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SHELTON is North Carolina where 1,241 people have this name.
  • North Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SHELTON, as 12.48 in every 100,000 North Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • North Carolina is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 10 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wisconsin (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 26 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SHELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 105 0.82 91.6% Indiana 93 1.42 91.2% Iowa 15 0.48 81.5% Kansas 21 0.73 74.2% Michigan 147 1.48 96.1% Minnesota 28 0.52 87.8% Missouri 226 7.55 94.2% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 8 1.09 46.8% Ohio 126 1.09 92.9% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 18 0.31 83.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 105 0.82 91.6%
Indiana 93 1.42 91.2%
Iowa 15 0.48 81.5%
Kansas 21 0.73 74.2%
Michigan 147 1.48 96.1%
Minnesota 28 0.52 87.8%
Missouri 226 7.55 94.2%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 8 1.09 46.8%
Ohio 126 1.09 92.9%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 18 0.31 83.8%
West State Statistics First-Names SHELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 68 1.01 85.9% California 555 1.43 96.9% Colorado 20 0.38 74.3% Hawaii 48 3.39 86.9% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 8 0.77 47.4% Nevada 37 1.29 80.1% New Mexico 39 1.89 78.0% Oregon 37 0.92 80.9% Utah 25 0.84 73.7% Washington 98 1.38 93.2% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SHELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 68 1.01 85.9%
California 555 1.43 96.9%
Colorado 20 0.38 74.3%
Hawaii 48 3.39 86.9%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 8 0.77 47.4%
Nevada 37 1.29 80.1%
New Mexico 39 1.89 78.0%
Oregon 37 0.92 80.9%
Utah 25 0.84 73.7%
Washington 98 1.38 93.2%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SHELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 86.5% Maine 10 0.77 47.6% Massachusetts 73 1.08 86.5% New Hampshire 19 1.41 69.9% New Jersey 136 1.52 91.6% New York 160 0.81 94.7% Pennsylvania 82 0.64 90.9% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 86.5%
Maine 10 0.77 47.6%
Massachusetts 73 1.08 86.5%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 69.9%
New Jersey 136 1.52 91.6%
New York 160 0.81 94.7%
Pennsylvania 82 0.64 90.9%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names SHELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 213 4.38 94.6% Arkansas 128 4.32 91.7% Delaware 36 3.8 90.3% Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 87.3% Florida 550 2.77 98.0% Georgia 424 4.2 96.8% Kentucky 194 4.41 93.2% Louisiana 389 8.36 95.6% Maryland 154 2.58 94.7% Mississippi 226 7.55 94.2% North Carolina 1,241 12.48 98.6% Oklahoma 64 1.65 86.9% South Carolina 142 2.94 92.8% Tennessee 320 4.89 96.0% Texas 906 3.36 98.1% Virginia 321 3.85 96.0% West Virginia 18 0.98 67.6%

South States
State stats for the first name SHELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 213 4.38 94.6%
Arkansas 128 4.32 91.7%
Delaware 36 3.8 90.3%
Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 87.3%
Florida 550 2.77 98.0%
Georgia 424 4.2 96.8%
Kentucky 194 4.41 93.2%
Louisiana 389 8.36 95.6%
Maryland 154 2.58 94.7%
Mississippi 226 7.55 94.2%
North Carolina 1,241 12.48 98.6%
Oklahoma 64 1.65 86.9%
South Carolina 142 2.94 92.8%
Tennessee 320 4.89 96.0%
Texas 906 3.36 98.1%
Virginia 321 3.85 96.0%
West Virginia 18 0.98 67.6%
 

Full Names with SHELTON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHELTON as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SHELTON.

The most popular full name is SHELTON Smith. 1.58% of all the people named SHELTON have this family name.

There are 1051 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHELTON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SHELTON Smith 1.58%
2 SHELTON Williams 1.46%
3 SHELTON Jones 1.28%
4 SHELTON Johnson 0.99%
5 SHELTON Thomas 0.99%
6 SHELTON Harris 0.76%
7 SHELTON Lee 0.76%
8 SHELTON Scott 0.76%
9 SHELTON Jackson 0.70%
10 SHELTON Lewis 0.70%
11 SHELTON Wilson 0.64%
12 SHELTON Brown 0.58%
13 SHELTON White 0.58%
14 SHELTON Howard 0.53%
15 SHELTON Bass 0.47%
16 SHELTON Hill 0.47%
17 SHELTON Kelly 0.47%
18 SHELTON Long 0.47%
19 SHELTON Taylor 0.47%
20 SHELTON Wright 0.47%

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