Kelton
Taken from an English surname pointing back to northern place names, among them Kelton in Cumbria; its use as a first name is recent.
Kelton in 2025
Kelton was given to 35 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 7,197th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 94,724 babies born.
The history of Kelton
Kelton reached its highest point in 2002, when 226 babies were given the name, ranking 1,731st that year.
Across the 112 years of records since 1914, 6,666 babies have been named Kelton. Half of them were born before 2002, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Kelton by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kelton | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 48 | 3,775 |
| 1920s | 72 | 4,741 |
| 1930s | 104 | 3,191 |
| 1940s | 129 | 3,372 |
| 1950s | 172 | 3,745 |
| 1960s | 251 | 3,351 |
| 1970s | 310 | 3,424 |
| 1980s | 362 | 3,037 |
| 1990s | 1,484 | 1,774 |
| 2000s | 2,011 | 1,731 |
| 2010s | 1,373 | 2,233 |
| 2020s | 350 | 3,995 |
Where Kelton is heading
Kelton has fallen 71% over the past decade, from 121 babies in 2015 to 35 in 2025.
Names like Kelton
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kelton.