boy's name
Kelso
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 402
Scotland
#676
2006 births
Kelso is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kelso over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 33 |
| 1920s | 34 |
| 1930s | 23 |
| 1940s | 17 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 72 |
| 2010s | 94 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 109 |
How popular is Kelso?
In 2025, Kelso was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kelso is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kelso
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kelso also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kelso over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kelso
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kelso — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kelso
How popular is the name Kelso?
In 2025, Kelso was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kelso a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelso is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kelso?
Kelso has 2 syllables.
When was Kelso most popular?
Kelso peaked in 2024, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kelso a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kelso currently ranks #6,322 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.