Kelton
Kelton is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 6,096 male / 26 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kelton
If you do not know Kelton’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kelton,” in English, “Guten Tag Kelton,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kelton,
German
Guten Tag Kelton,
French
Bonjour Kelton,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kelton:
Chinese
Kelton您好：
Japanese
Kelton様
English
Hi Kelton,
German
Hi Kelton,
French
Salut Kelton,
Spanish
Hola Kelton,
Chinese
Kelton你好：
Japanese
Keltonさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name |
United States birth data
6,096 male · 26 female · 6,122 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 99.5% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kelton a male or female name?
Kelton is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Kelton in an email?
If you do not know Kelton’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kelton,” in English, “Guten Tag Kelton,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Kelton a unisex name?
Kelton is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Kelton a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/kelton. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kelton,
title = {Is Kelton a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/kelton},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}