How Many People Are Named Felton?
An estimated 3,382 people in the United States have the first name Felton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Felton peaked in popularity in 1948 with 127 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Felton as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Felton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,382
About 1 in 101,347 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1948
127 births
Total Registered
6,593
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Felton
Felton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,593 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Felton as a male name
Ranked #10,179 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1948 (127 births)
Felton as a female name
Ranked #4,443 in 1933
5 female births in 1933
Peak: 1933 (5 births)
Felton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Felton span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,021 babies were registered. Felton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Felton by Decade
How has Felton tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Felton by State
Birth registrations for Felton span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Louisiana, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, New York. On average, about 299 Feltons were registered per state.
Felton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Felton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Felton
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Felton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Felton?
We estimate approximately 3,382 people named Felton are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 101,347 Americans share this first name.
Is Felton a common name?
Felton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,593 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Felton most popular?
Felton reached peak popularity in 1948, when 127 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Felton is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Felton a male name?
Felton is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Felton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Felton Smith, Felton Johnson, Felton Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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