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 #2443

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Name B

Kelly

Girl name · Rank #869

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Metric Kelton Kelly
Current Rank #2443 #869
Total Births (all years) 6,604 473,641
Peak Year 2002 1977
Peak Year Births 226 18,234
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1914 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Kelton Kelly
1900ss — 17
1910ss 48 73
1920ss 72 118
1930ss 104 127
1940ss 129 559
1950ss 172 15,358
1960ss 251 128,052
1970ss 310 133,548
1980ss 357 109,540
1990ss 1,468 55,723
2000ss 2,006 21,616
2010ss 1,373 7,201
2020ss 314 1,709

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kelton Kelly
2014 155 739
2015 121 675
2016 120 605
2017 105 504
2018 87 485
2019 102 447
2020 78 366
2021 83 324
2022 48 347
2023 49 362
2024 56 310

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, 1914–2024.

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