Kelston — boys' name
40 babies named Kelston in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
40 boys have been named Kelston since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.
- 40
- total births
- 2001–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
55% of everyone ever named Kelston was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Kelston in 2004 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kelston
The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Kelston between 2001 and 2012, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kelston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelston performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kelston shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kelston in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 40 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Kelston at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kelston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2001
- Peak year (2004)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2012.
40 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2004 with 7 births in a single year.
Kelston by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 22 births that decade — 55% of Kelston's all-time total
Kelston decade highlights
- Peak decade 22 births
- Runner-up 18 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Kelston's strongest decade
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 55% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.