How Many People Are Named Kelso?
An estimated 277 people in the United States have the first name Kelso. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Kelso peaked in popularity in 2024 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kelso 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 Kelso paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
277
About 1 in 1,237,380 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
24 births
Total Registered
373
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kelso
Kelso is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 373 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kelso as a male name
Ranked #4,367 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (24 births)
Kelso: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kelso span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 95 babies were registered. Kelso remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kelso by Decade
How has Kelso 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.
Kelso by State
Kelso + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kelso as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kelso
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kelso: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kelso?
We estimate approximately 277 people named Kelso 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 1,237,380 Americans share this first name.
Is Kelso a common name?
Kelso is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 373 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kelso most popular?
Kelso reached peak popularity in 2024, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kelso is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kelso a male name?
Kelso is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kelso Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kelso Smith, Kelso Johnson, Kelso 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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