Boys' name · since 1962
Kelson
Kelson has 1,404 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,144 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,782 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,404
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kelson currently ranks #3782 among boys' names in America, with 1,404 babies recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Kelson recorded 1,404 times among boys since 1962, holding rank #3782 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #4,144 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,782 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,404 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelson ranks #4,144 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,782 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,404 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,144 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,782 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,404
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kelson's 1,404 recorded births place it above 90.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kelson compares
1,404 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kelson's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kelson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,404 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kelson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kelson splits its recorded history at 2003: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kelson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Kelson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (386 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Kelson's strongest decade.
386 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kelson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 148
1980s
148 births
- 1990s
1990s
310 births
- 2000s
2000s
386 births
- 2010s
2010s
385 births
- 2020s
2020s
164 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 386 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kelson compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kelson's total volume
Kelson by state
Where Kelson concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Utah | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
28 of 1,404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kelson's data
- Kelson's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (386 total births) through the 2020s (164) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kelsons (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kelson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kelson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.