How Many People Are Named Kelson?
An estimated 1,352 people in the United States have the first name Kelson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Kelson peaked in popularity in 2009 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kelson 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 Kelson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,352
About 1 in 253,517 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2009
49 births
Total Registered
1,375
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kelson
Kelson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,375 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kelson as a male name
Ranked #4,625 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (49 births)
Kelson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kelson span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 386 babies were registered. While Kelson is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kelson by Decade
How has Kelson 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.
Kelson by State
Birth registrations for Kelson span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Hawaii, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Georgia, Utah. On average, about 16 Kelsons were registered per state.
Kelson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kelson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kelson
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kelson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kelson?
We estimate approximately 1,352 people named Kelson 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 253,517 Americans share this first name.
Is Kelson a common name?
Kelson is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,375 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kelson most popular?
Kelson reached peak popularity in 2009, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kelson is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kelson a male name?
Kelson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kelson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kelson Smith, Kelson Johnson, Kelson 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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