How Many People Are Named Helton?
An estimated 27 people in the United States have the first name Helton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Helton peaked in popularity in 1922 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Helton 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 Helton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Helton is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
27
About 1 in 12,694,605 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1922
7 births
Total Registered
72
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Helton
Helton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 72 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Helton as a male name
Ranked #13,006 in 2011
5 male births in 2011
Peak: 1922 (7 births)
Helton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Helton span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 25 babies were registered. Helton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Helton by Decade
How has Helton 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.
Helton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Helton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Helton
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Helton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Helton?
We estimate approximately 27 people named Helton 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 12,694,605 Americans share this first name.
Is Helton a common name?
Helton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 72 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Helton most popular?
Helton reached peak popularity in 1922, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Helton is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Helton a male name?
Helton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Helton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Helton Smith, Helton Johnson, Helton 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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