Kelso is a rare variant of Kelsey that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Kelso is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,287 for boy births in the United States (and #13,216 across all names), given to 14 babies. Kelso was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 2024 (24 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #6,287 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | #4,383 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | #4,537 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | #5,127 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,510 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #5,579 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | #5,695 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #7,901 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #6,502 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #10,237 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #7,783 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,484 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #9,250 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #10,284 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #10,236 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #10,250 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #8,017 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #9,454 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #6,113 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | #5,675 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #12,443 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #10,267 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #7,360 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #11,517 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #9,489 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #3,685 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #3,801 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #3,079 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,457 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #2,456 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,250 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,583 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #3,678 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #4,557 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | #2,560 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #4,641 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #3,581 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #3,942 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,067 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #3,695 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,633 |