Masculine dossier · first seen 1914

Kelton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kelton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2002

Peak era

2002

Peak rank proxy

226

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1914Peak 20022024

Peak year

2002

Decline from peak

75.2%

2024

All-time

6,604

Kelton is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2002, when 226 boys were named Kelton.

In 2024, only 56 boys were given the name.

Down 75.2% from its peak.

All told, about 6,604 Americans have been named Kelton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1914.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2002

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