Recorded 1999–2017 Boys' name Peak 2012 103 births

Kelten — boys' name

103 babies named Kelten in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

103 boys have been named Kelten since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

103
total births
1999–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Kelten was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kelten in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelten

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Kelten between 1999 and 2017, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kelten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelten performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kelten shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelten 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 103 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.

Kelten at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

103

Since 1999

19 years of records

Peak year

2012

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1999

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2017

Kelten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1999

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2012)
11
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 2017201220102008200520031999 6

Kelten by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
53 births that decade — 51% of Kelten's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelten?
103 babies have been named Kelten since 1999. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2012 with 11 births.
When was Kelten most popular?
Kelten was most popular in the 2000s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Kelten been used?
Kelten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 19 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Kelten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kelly, Kelvin, Kellen, Kellan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1999–2017 (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.