How Many People Are Named Kelton?
An estimated 6,181 people in the United States have the first name Kelton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Kelton peaked in popularity in 2002 with 226 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kelton 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 Kelton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,181
About 1 in 55,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2002
226 births
Total Registered
6,630
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kelton
Kelton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,630 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Kelton as a male name
Ranked #2,451 in 2024
56 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (226 births)
Kelton as a female name
Ranked #17,862 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 1996 (6 births)
Kelton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kelton span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,011 babies were registered. Kelton has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kelton by Decade
How has Kelton 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.
Kelton by State
Birth registrations for Kelton span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Utah, California. The lowest are in Virginia, Montana, Massachusetts. On average, about 106 Keltons were registered per state.
Kelton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kelton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kelton
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kelton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kelton?
We estimate approximately 6,181 people named Kelton 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 55,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Kelton a common name?
Kelton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,630 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kelton most popular?
Kelton reached peak popularity in 2002, when 226 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kelton is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kelton a male name?
Kelton is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kelton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kelton Smith, Kelton Johnson, Kelton 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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