Kelson is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Kelson is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,812 for boy births in the United States (and #8,171 across all names), given to 29 babies. Kelson first appears in 1962 and peaked in 2009 (49 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | #3,812 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | #4,637 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | #3,452 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | #3,732 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | #3,698 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | #4,952 |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | #3,461 |
| 2018 | 38 | 38 | #3,078 |
| 2017 | 37 | 37 | #3,162 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #3,648 |
| 2015 | 37 | 37 | #3,122 |
| 2014 | 49 | 49 | #2,526 |
| 2013 | 48 | 48 | #2,550 |
| 2012 | 40 | 40 | #2,931 |
| 2011 | 42 | 42 | #2,831 |
| 2010 | 31 | 31 | #3,500 |
| 2009 | 49 | 49 | #2,576 |
| 2008 | 38 | 38 | #3,079 |
| 2007 | 41 | 41 | #2,897 |
| 2006 | 37 | 37 | #3,006 |
| 2005 | 48 | 48 | #2,413 |
| 2004 | 39 | 39 | #2,723 |
| 2003 | 41 | 41 | #2,535 |
| 2002 | 34 | 34 | #2,793 |
| 2001 | 34 | 34 | #2,768 |
| 2000 | 25 | 25 | #3,377 |
| 1999 | 32 | 32 | #2,698 |
| 1998 | 31 | 31 | #2,683 |
| 1997 | 30 | — | #2,651 |
| 1996 | 36 | — | #2,278 |
| 1995 | 30 | — | #2,533 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | #2,820 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | #2,985 |
| 1992 | 30 | — | #2,439 |
| 1991 | 34 | — | #2,173 |
| 1990 | 38 | — | #1,997 |
| 1989 | 28 | — | #2,388 |
| 1988 | 30 | — | #2,115 |
| 1987 | 31 | — | #1,996 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #3,354 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #4,076 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | #4,019 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #2,911 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #4,329 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,732 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,359 |