Kelton vs Kelly

Side-by-side comparison of Kelton and Kelly - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kelton

Boy name · Rank #2428

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Name B

Kelly

Girl name · Rank #867

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Metric Kelton Kelly
Current Rank #2428 #867
Total Births (all years) 6,640 473,965
Peak Year 2002 1977
Peak Year Births 226 18,234
Peak Decade 2000s 1970s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1914 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Kelton Kelly
1900s - 17
1910s 48 73
1920s 72 118
1930s 104 127
1940s 129 559
1950s 172 15,358
1960s 251 128,053
1970s 310 133,545
1980s 357 109,539
1990s 1,468 55,724
2000s 2,006 21,618
2010s 1,373 7,204
2020s 350 2,030

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kelton Kelly
2014 155 740
2015 121 675
2016 120 605
2017 105 504
2018 87 486
2019 102 448
2020 78 366
2021 83 324
2022 48 347
2023 49 362
2024 57 312
2025 35 319

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2025.

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