Boys' name · since 2001
Kelston
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 40 babies named Kelston, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 40
- total births
- 2001–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Kelston is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 40 have been recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelston has been recorded 40 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2012.
- 40 total births
- 2001–2012 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kelston's 40 recorded births place it above 48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kelston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kelston splits its recorded history at 2009: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kelston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2012
- Peak year (2004)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Kelston by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kelston's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kelston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Kelston's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2010s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2001–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kelston: Baby Name Since 2001 - 40 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kelston. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kelston 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 July 2026.