Kelsi

#3,903 for girls in 2025, 37 births

Peak · girls
1991 · 624 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
10,151
since 1969

Kelsi over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kelsi has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #410, 1991girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#3,90337
2024#3,22549
2023#4,04736
2022#3,22050
2021#2,95856
2020#2,46870
2019#2,33177
2018#1,813112
2017#1,954102
2016#2,22186
2015#2,31880
2014#1,794114
2013#2,05294
2012#2,02895
2011#1,577138
2010#1,688125
2009#1,432163
2008#1,573145
2007#1,224204
2006#1,260190
2005#1,239183
2004#1,258172
2003#1,079205
2002#909245
2001#810290
2000#753304
1999#686330
1998#521483
1997#495500
1996#473520
1995#493501
1994#519481
1993#455548
1992#436575
1991#410624
1990#496492
1989#527441
1988#662292
1987#785226
1986#1,057142
1985#1,226112
1984#1,27998
1983#1,58570
1982#1,73564
1981#2,77432
1980#2,69934
1979#2,47737
1978#3,38822
1977#3,26723
1976#3,00224
1975#3,40420
1974#3,86316
1973#8,4235
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1971#4,81011
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1969#6,6176
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First appearance
1969

The first year at least five girls were named Kelsi! It came in at #6,617, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1970, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Kelsi is popular in 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedNHWashington: #377 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,199 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedIDMontana: #179 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 671 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #248 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,551 girlsMNIllinois: #407 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,596 girlsILWisconsin: #417 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,077 girlsWIMichigan: #378 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,717 girlsMINew York: #1,293 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 12,901 girlsNYMassachusetts: #590 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,125 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedRIOregon: #233 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,250 girlsORNevada: #270 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,212 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #149 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 612 girlsSDIowa: #201 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsIAIndiana: #364 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,557 girlsINOhio: #382 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,831 girlsOHPennsylvania: #523 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,279 girlsPANew Jersey: #832 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,590 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #793 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 6,420 girlsCAUtah: #183 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 863 girlsUTColorado: #322 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,761 girlsCONebraska: #205 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsNEMissouri: #215 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsMOKentucky: #231 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsKYWest Virginia: #242 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,394 girlsWVVirginia: #431 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,041 girlsVAMaryland: #450 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,985 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedDEArizona: #560 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,274 girlsAZNew Mexico: #393 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,854 girlsNMKansas: #129 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 580 girlsKSArkansas: #216 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsARTennessee: #257 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,566 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #686 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,691 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #486 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,148 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #424 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,456 girlsOKLouisiana: #563 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,385 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedMSAlabama: #409 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,673 girlsALGeorgia: #481 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,441 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedHITexas: #415 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,646 girlsTXFlorida: #432 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,003 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kansas#129 · 1 in 580
  2. South Dakota#149 · 1 in 612
  3. Montana#179 · 1 in 671
  4. Utah#183 · 1 in 863
  5. Iowa#201 · 1 in 1,091

Best ever in a state: #99 in Idaho, 1988.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#129231 in 580
South Dakota#14961 in 612
Montana#17951 in 671
Utah#183161 in 863
Iowa#201141 in 1,091
Nebraska#20581 in 1,062
Missouri#215231 in 1,344
Arkansas#216101 in 1,186
Kentucky#231151 in 1,399
Oregon#233131 in 1,250
West Virginia#24261 in 1,394
Minnesota#248171 in 1,551
Tennessee#257191 in 1,566
Nevada#27061 in 1,212
Colorado#322121 in 1,761
Indiana#364131 in 2,557
Washington#377141 in 2,199
Michigan#378211 in 2,717
Ohio#382241 in 2,831
New Mexico#39351 in 1,854
Illinois#407291 in 2,596
Alabama#40981 in 2,673
Texas#415521 in 2,646
Wisconsin#41791 in 3,077
Oklahoma#42471 in 2,456
Virginia#431121 in 3,041
Florida#432251 in 3,003
Maryland#45091 in 2,985
Georgia#481121 in 3,441
South Carolina#48661 in 3,148
Pennsylvania#523161 in 4,279
Arizona#56081 in 3,274
Louisiana#56371 in 3,385
Massachusetts#59071 in 5,125
North Carolina#68671 in 5,691
California#793401 in 6,420
New Jersey#83261 in 7,590
New York#1,29391 in 12,901
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kelsi
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 678 spots since 2024 (#3,225 → #3,903)
  • 1,435 spots since 2020 (#2,468 → #3,903)
  • 1,585 spots since 2015 (#2,318 → #3,903)
  • Biggest jump: 272 spots in 1987 (#1,057 → #785)
  • Biggest drop: 170 spots in 2003 (#909 → #1,079)
Rise & fade · girls
22 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1969
  • Peaked 1991 at #410 (624 births)
  • Births halved by 2000, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 1987–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,005
  • Highest: 1 in 3,005 girls born in 1991 were named Kelsi (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 43,440 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 49.8% of all girls named Kelsi (5,054) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s6#6,617 (1969)#6,617
1970s158#2,477 (1979)#4,079
1980s1,511#527 (1989)#1,433
1990s5,054#410 (1991)#498
2000s2,101#753 (2000)#1,154
2010s1,023#1,577 (2011)#1,978
2020s298#2,468 (2020)#3,304

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kelsi in 1992

girls
#436
575 births · 1 in 3,207 girls

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #436Kelsi575
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 3,207 of them was named Kelsi, which outranked 97.2% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kelsi
  1. #432Macy581
  2. #434Latoya580
  3. #435Kaleigh577
  4. #436Kelsi575
  5. #436Alaina575
  6. #438Juliana574
  7. #438Kyra574
  8. #440Cristal571

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1992 →