Kelden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEL-don
- Origin
- Modern
Kelden is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kelden come from?
Modern: spelling of Keldon; modern coinage, Kel- + -don, as in Sheldon
Meaning borrowed from Keldon.
Is Kelden a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelden is a boys' name.
How popular is Kelden in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Kelden in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kelden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Kelden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Brayden Aiden Keegan Braylen Brecken Rayden Raiden Kyden Finnegan Declan Kian
Names related to Kelden
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kelden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kelden, updated 20 October 2026.