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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #410, 1991girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1998

  • 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: #518 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,923 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #529 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,610 girlsMNIllinois: #552 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,521 girlsILWisconsin: #469 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,152 girlsWIMichigan: #369 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsMINew York: #843 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,295 girlsNYMassachusetts: #653 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,317 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedORNevada: #404 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,826 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedSDIowa: #298 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,562 girlsIAIndiana: #381 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,205 girlsINOhio: #373 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,282 girlsOHPennsylvania: #639 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,858 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #908 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 7,130 girlsCAUtah: #509 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,753 girlsUTColorado: #466 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,473 girlsCONebraska: #275 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,348 girlsNEMissouri: #291 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsMOKentucky: #357 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,266 girlsKYWest Virginia: #242 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,219 girlsWVVirginia: #437 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,608 girlsVAMaryland: #712 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,788 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedDEArizona: #642 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,652 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedNMKansas: #277 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsKSArkansas: #392 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,983 girlsARTennessee: #290 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,607 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #565 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,826 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #236 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,057 girlsOKLouisiana: #318 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,561 girlsLAMississippi: #220 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 937 girlsMSAlabama: #406 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,316 girlsALGeorgia: #372 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,121 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsi, so not publishedHITexas: #559 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 3,415 girlsTXFlorida: #454 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,857 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#220 · 1 in 937
  2. Oklahoma#236 · 1 in 1,057
  3. West Virginia#242 · 1 in 1,219
  4. Nebraska#275 · 1 in 1,348
  5. Kansas#277 · 1 in 1,295

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#220131 in 937
Oklahoma#236161 in 1,057
West Virginia#24261 in 1,219
Nebraska#27561 in 1,348
Kansas#277101 in 1,295
Tennessee#290191 in 1,607
Missouri#291181 in 1,649
Iowa#29891 in 1,562
Louisiana#318141 in 1,561
Kentucky#35791 in 2,266
Michigan#369231 in 2,240
Georgia#372211 in 2,121
Ohio#373271 in 2,282
Indiana#381151 in 2,205
Arkansas#39261 in 1,983
Nevada#40451 in 1,826
Alabama#40691 in 2,316
Virginia#437131 in 2,608
Florida#454261 in 2,857
Colorado#46691 in 2,473
Wisconsin#46981 in 3,152
Utah#50961 in 2,753
Washington#518101 in 2,923
Minnesota#52971 in 3,610
Illinois#552201 in 3,521
Texas#559421 in 3,415
North Carolina#565111 in 3,826
Pennsylvania#639121 in 4,858
Arizona#64281 in 3,652
Massachusetts#65361 in 5,317
Maryland#71251 in 4,788
New York#843161 in 6,295
California#908311 in 7,130
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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 1998

girls
#521
483 births · 1 in 3,658 girls

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #521Kelsi483
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 3,658 of them was named Kelsi, which outranked 96.9% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kelsi
  1. #518Lexus489
  2. #519Emilie486
  3. #520Fiona485
  4. #521Kelsi483
  5. #521Lena483
  6. #523Elaine481
  7. #523Lexie481
  8. #523Trinity481

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

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

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

See the top 100 for 1998 →