Kelton
Kelton was the 3350th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 765th with 226 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,927 places. More babies were named Kelton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,350 boys, down 1,445 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002226 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,666babies recorded
Kelton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 26 since 1988.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,350 | 35 |
| 2020 | #1,905 | 78 |
| 2010 | #1,160 | 159 |
| 2000 | #858 | 186 |
| 1990 | #1,050 | 102 |
| 1980 | #1,936 | 29 |
| 1970 | #1,962 | 21 |
| 1960 | #1,885 | 19 |
| 1950 | #1,782 | 18 |
| 1940 | #2,133 | 12 |
| 1930 | #2,892 | 9 |
| 1920 | #3,085 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kelton, counting every spelling?
Kelton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Kelton?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kelton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kelton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kelton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kelton?
About 6,100 people born in the US named Kelton are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 15 and 32. That makes Kelton mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kelton by state
How common Kelton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Kelton
How popular is the name Kelton?
Kelton was the 3350th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 765th with 226 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,927 places. More babies were named Kelton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kelton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kelton in the US.
Where is Kelton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kelton was most common in Mississippi (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by Utah and Alabama.