Is Kelton a boy or girl name?
Kelton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 56 boys were named Kelton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 6,630 US babies named Kelton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,451
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kelton since 1914
- 6,630
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 226 babies
Boys and girls named Kelton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 129 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 172 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 251 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 310 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 357 | 5 | 1.4% |
| 1990s | 1,468 | 16 | 1.1% |
| 2000s | 2,006 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 1,373 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 314 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56 | #2,451 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 49 | #2,674 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,735 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 83 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 78 | #1,904 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 102 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 87 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 105 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 120 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 121 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 155 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 160 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 196 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 168 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 159 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 185 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 218 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 211 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 182 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 183 | #956 | 5 | #17,862 |
| 2004 | 217 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 203 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 226 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 195 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 186 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 162 | #918 | 5 | #15,616 |
| 1998 | 172 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 185 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 180 | #799 | 6 | #12,635 |
| 1995 | 163 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 143 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 140 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 116 | #1,012 | 5 | #14,352 |
| 1991 | 105 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 102 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 71 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,753 | 5 | #12,772 |
| 1987 | 45 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,942 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,329 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 40 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 31 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 29 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 27 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 27 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 19 | #1,885 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 20 | #1,787 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 21 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,307 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,708 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 21 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,037 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,323 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,556 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,535 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,234 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,565 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,892 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,118 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,955 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,986 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,964 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,679 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,655 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,415 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,709 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,085 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,582 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,793 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,850 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,928 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,793 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kelton reached #765 in 2002. As a girl name, it reached #12,635 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kelton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.