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Kelton

Kelton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“town of the keel or ships”
Origin
Old English
Say it
KEL-tən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From an English surname and place name, built from Old English elements related to 'keel, ship' and 'town, settlement'. As a given name it reflects surname-style use.

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How popular is Kelton?

202416.8 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kelton in 202456

2024 rank#2,443 boys

Peak year2002

Total US babies since 18806,630

Kelton is fading: recent use is about 41% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kelton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English
  • Bentleybent-grass clearing · Old English

Kelton questions

What does the name Kelton mean?

Kelton means "town of the keel or ships". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name, built from Old English elements related to 'keel, ship' and 'town, settlement'. As a given name it reflects surname-style use.

Is Kelton a boy or girl name?

Kelton is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kelton?

56 US babies were named Kelton in 2024. Its peak year was 2002.

How do you pronounce Kelton?

Kelton is usually pronounced KEL-tən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.