Kelsie

#2,239 for girls in 2025, 82 births · Last seen for boys in 2000 at #10,349
Given to girls 98.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1993 · 1,222 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
19,591
since 1908

Kelsie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kelsie has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #230, 1993girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#2,23982—
2024#2,30380—
2023#1,802112—
2022#1,659127—
2021#1,910103—
2020#1,860104—
2019#1,465150—
2018#1,367165—
2017#1,321176—
2016#1,110229—
2015#1,135223—
2014#1,125225—
2013#1,121216—
2012#1,065236—
2011#938275—
2010#851315—
2009#854326—
2008#787373—
2007#732398—
2006#762360—
2005#758351—
2004#638428—
2003#594460—
2002#538510—
2001#514525—
2000#441641#10,3495
1999#411677#6,5309
1998#351828#9,6315
1997#332860—
1996#2831,024—
1995#2741,000#8,8685
1994#2581,089#7,7706
1993#2301,222#7,6386
1992#2501,116#5,6609
1991#2671,038#5,9428
1990#321856#5,8238
1989#333760#6,2297
1988#519426#6,4266
1987#575345—
1986#750231—
1985#981156—
1984#1,051134—
1983#1,150115—
1982#1,51079#6,3855
1981#1,56875—
1980#2,24644#5,5256
1979#2,47737#5,3556
1978#2,80129#4,5547
1977#3,76119—
1976#3,54019—
1975#2,68028—
1974#2,75726—
1973#8,4235—
1972#4,52312—
1971#4,81011—
1970#3,71216—
1969#3,77414—
1968——
1967#5,4577—
1966#6,5645—
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1964#6,7675—
1963—#3,0448
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1960#4,4379#3,6656
1959#6,2455#3,9885
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1950#4,7386#3,3296
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1945#4,5565#2,7437
1944—#3,1096
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1942#2,81711#3,2126
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1933#4,2185#3,6425
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1926—#4,2015
1925#4,4266#3,7416
1924—#3,0239
1923#3,9717#4,2395
1922#5,0095#2,34713
1921—#4,3225
1920#2,89911—
1919#4,2516#2,8779
1918#3,8697#3,7286
1917—#3,9815
1916—#3,5166
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1914—#2,4578
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First appearance
1908

The first year at least five girls were named Kelsie! It came in at #2,101, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1908–1917, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kelsie is popular in 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedAKMaine: #145 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 584 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #145 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 686 girlsNHWashington: #159 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 762 girlsWAIdaho: #64 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 221 girlsIDMontana: #98 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 324 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #160 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 642 girlsNDMinnesota: #307 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsMNIllinois: #190 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsILWisconsin: #274 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,806 girlsWIMichigan: #198 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsMINew York: #673 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,917 girlsNYMassachusetts: #226 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedRIOregon: #190 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 887 girlsORNevada: #224 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsNVWyoming: #108 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 309 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #140 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 560 girlsSDIowa: #130 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 595 girlsIAIndiana: #150 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 771 girlsINOhio: #193 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsOHPennsylvania: #269 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,698 girlsPANew Jersey: #388 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,618 girlsNJConnecticut: #338 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,218 girlsCTCalifornia: #465 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 2,804 girlsCAUtah: #100 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 398 girlsUTColorado: #263 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,351 girlsCONebraska: #92 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 369 girlsNEMissouri: #133 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 650 girlsMOKentucky: #129 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 605 girlsKYWest Virginia: #150 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 702 girlsWVVirginia: #210 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,216 girlsVAMaryland: #277 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,713 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedDEArizona: #380 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,022 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedNMKansas: #172 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 807 girlsKSArkansas: #154 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 724 girlsARTennessee: #141 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 713 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #237 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #228 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,172 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #108 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 484 girlsOKLouisiana: #174 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 889 girlsLAMississippi: #279 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsMSAlabama: #217 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsALGeorgia: #221 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,226 girlsGAHawaii: #120 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 430 girlsHITexas: #263 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 1,473 girlsTXFlorida: #290 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#64 · 1 in 221
  2. Nebraska#92 · 1 in 369
  3. Montana#98 · 1 in 324
  4. Utah#100 · 1 in 398
  5. Wyoming#108 · 1 in 309

Best ever in a state: #64 in Idaho, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#64251 in 221
Nebraska#92231 in 369
Montana#98101 in 324
Utah#100341 in 398
Oklahoma#108341 in 484
Wyoming#10851 in 309
Hawaii#120111 in 430
Kentucky#129331 in 605
Iowa#130251 in 595
Missouri#133471 in 650
South Dakota#14061 in 560
Tennessee#141411 in 713
Maine#14591 in 584
New Hampshire#14581 in 686
Indiana#150431 in 771
West Virginia#150121 in 702
Arkansas#154161 in 724
Washington#159391 in 762
North Dakota#16051 in 642
Kansas#172161 in 807
Louisiana#174261 in 889
Illinois#190721 in 1,044
Oregon#190181 in 887
Ohio#193591 in 1,119
Michigan#198481 in 1,154
Virginia#210291 in 1,216
Alabama#217181 in 1,186
Georgia#221331 in 1,226
Nevada#22471 in 1,004
Massachusetts#226261 in 1,318
South Carolina#228151 in 1,172
North Carolina#237251 in 1,535
Colorado#263151 in 1,351
Texas#263931 in 1,473
Pennsylvania#269391 in 1,698
Wisconsin#274151 in 1,806
Maryland#277151 in 1,713
Mississippi#27991 in 1,379
Florida#290431 in 1,732
Minnesota#307131 in 1,991
Connecticut#33881 in 2,218
Arizona#380131 in 2,022
New Jersey#388171 in 2,618
California#465891 in 2,804
New York#673231 in 4,917
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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 Kelsie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 64 spots since 2024 (#2,303 → #2,239)
  • 379 spots since 2020 (#1,860 → #2,239)
  • 1,104 spots since 2015 (#1,135 → #2,239)
  • Biggest jump: 231 spots in 1986 (#981 → #750)
  • Biggest drop: 127 spots in 2012 (#938 → #1,065)
Rise & fade · girls
85 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1908
  • Peaked 1993 at #230 (1,222 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1985–2011
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,480
  • Highest: 1 in 1,480 girls born in 1993 were named Kelsie (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 19,601 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 49.6% of all girls named Kelsie (9,710) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s5#2,101 (1908)#2,101
1910s18#2,398 (1910)#3,506
1920s29#2,899 (1920)#4,076
1930s5#4,218 (1933)#4,218
1940s16#2,817 (1942)#3,687
1950s11#4,738 (1950)#5,492
1960s40#3,774 (1969)#5,400
1970s202#2,477 (1979)#3,948
1980s2,365#333 (1989)#1,068
1990s9,710#230 (1993)#298
2000s4,372#441 (2000)#662
2010s2,210#851 (2010)#1,150
2020s608#1,659 (2022)#1,962

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.

Kelsie in 1993

girls
#230
1,222 births · 1 in 1,480 girls
boys
#7,638
6 births · 1 in 326,888 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #230Kelsie1,222

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #7,638Kelsie6
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 1,480 of them was named Kelsie, which outranked 98.5% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kelsie
  1. #227Kelli1,229
  2. #228Tiara1,226
  3. #229Raquel1,223
  4. #230Kelsie1,222
  5. #231Justine1,201
  6. #232Kasey1,200
  7. #232Susan1,200
Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

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

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 326,888 of them was named Kelsie, which outranked 24.9% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kelsie
  1. #6,816Zeno7
  2. #6,816Zeus7
  3. #6,816Zubair7
  4. #7,638Kelsie6
  5. #7,638Abayomi6
  6. #7,638Abbott6
  7. #7,638Abdurrahman6
  8. #8,700Abdon5
  9. #8,700Abdoulaye5
  10. #8,700Abdullahi5

Tied with 1,061 names at #7,638; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

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

See the top 100 for 1993 →