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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1993 · 1,222 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 19,591since 1908
Kelsie over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Kelsie has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,239 | 82 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,303 | 80 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,802 | 112 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,659 | 127 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,910 | 103 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,860 | 104 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,465 | 150 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,367 | 165 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,321 | 176 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,110 | 229 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,135 | 223 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,125 | 225 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,121 | 216 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,065 | 236 | — | |
| 2011 | #938 | 275 | — | |
| 2010 | #851 | 315 | — | |
| 2009 | #854 | 326 | — | |
| 2008 | #787 | 373 | — | |
| 2007 | #732 | 398 | — | |
| 2006 | #762 | 360 | — | |
| 2005 | #758 | 351 | — | |
| 2004 | #638 | 428 | — | |
| 2003 | #594 | 460 | — | |
| 2002 | #538 | 510 | — | |
| 2001 | #514 | 525 | — | |
| 2000 | #441 | 641 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #411 | 677 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #351 | 828 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #332 | 860 | — | |
| 1996 | #283 | 1,024 | — | |
| 1995 | #274 | 1,000 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #258 | 1,089 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #230 | 1,222 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #250 | 1,116 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #267 | 1,038 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1990 | #321 | 856 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #333 | 760 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #519 | 426 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #575 | 345 | — | |
| 1986 | #750 | 231 | — | |
| 1985 | #981 | 156 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,051 | 134 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,150 | 115 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,510 | 79 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #1,568 | 75 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,246 | 44 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #2,477 | 37 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #2,801 | 29 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #3,761 | 19 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,540 | 19 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,680 | 28 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,757 | 26 | — | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | — | |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | — | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | — | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | — | |
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | — | |
| 1963 | — | #3,044 | 8 | |
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | — | — | ||
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| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | #3,066 | 7 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | — | — | ||
| 1948 | — | #3,010 | 7 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,370 | 6 | |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | — | #3,109 | 6 | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | — | #3,133 | 6 | |
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | #3,480 | 5 | |
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | #3,252 | 6 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,393 | 10 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,781 | 9 | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | #3,357 | 7 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,408 | 12 | |
| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | — | #3,023 | 9 | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,516 | 6 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,082 | 7 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- West Virginia#107 · 1 in 408
- Utah#127 · 1 in 537
- Alabama#164 · 1 in 741
- New Hampshire#171 · 1 in 702
- Oklahoma#176 · 1 in 764
Best ever in a state: #64 in Idaho, 1993.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #107 | 18 | 1 in 408 |
| Utah | #127 | 29 | 1 in 537 |
| Alabama | #164 | 28 | 1 in 741 |
| New Hampshire | #171 | 7 | 1 in 702 |
| Oklahoma | #176 | 22 | 1 in 764 |
| Arkansas | #184 | 15 | 1 in 765 |
| Kansas | #184 | 16 | 1 in 777 |
| Iowa | #192 | 15 | 1 in 915 |
| Kentucky | #193 | 20 | 1 in 988 |
| Maine | #193 | 6 | 1 in 764 |
| Louisiana | #195 | 23 | 1 in 941 |
| Hawaii | #197 | 6 | 1 in 624 |
| Indiana | #203 | 32 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Oregon | #207 | 18 | 1 in 897 |
| Nebraska | #217 | 8 | 1 in 1,028 |
| Missouri | #219 | 25 | 1 in 1,181 |
| Massachusetts | #233 | 27 | 1 in 1,178 |
| Ohio | #240 | 45 | 1 in 1,374 |
| Virginia | #244 | 26 | 1 in 1,279 |
| Washington | #260 | 24 | 1 in 1,193 |
| Michigan | #274 | 33 | 1 in 1,575 |
| Tennessee | #282 | 18 | 1 in 1,634 |
| South Carolina | #304 | 10 | 1 in 1,610 |
| Minnesota | #305 | 15 | 1 in 1,665 |
| Georgia | #307 | 26 | 1 in 1,645 |
| Connecticut | #332 | 8 | 1 in 1,929 |
| Wisconsin | #333 | 13 | 1 in 1,925 |
| Maryland | #354 | 12 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Texas | #360 | 68 | 1 in 2,057 |
| North Carolina | #370 | 18 | 1 in 2,225 |
| Pennsylvania | #370 | 25 | 1 in 2,331 |
| Mississippi | #381 | 6 | 1 in 1,920 |
| Nevada | #381 | 5 | 1 in 1,709 |
| New Mexico | #384 | 5 | 1 in 1,656 |
| Florida | #394 | 31 | 1 in 2,366 |
| Colorado | #397 | 10 | 1 in 2,095 |
| Illinois | #450 | 26 | 1 in 2,689 |
| Arizona | #454 | 12 | 1 in 2,340 |
| California | #622 | 55 | 1 in 4,052 |
| New York | #648 | 22 | 1 in 4,591 |
| New Jersey | #774 | 7 | 1 in 5,965 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #2,101 (1908) | #2,101 |
| 1910s | 18 | #2,398 (1910) | #3,506 |
| 1920s | 29 | #2,899 (1920) | #4,076 |
| 1930s | 5 | #4,218 (1933) | #4,218 |
| 1940s | 16 | #2,817 (1942) | #3,687 |
| 1950s | 11 | #4,738 (1950) | #5,492 |
| 1960s | 40 | #3,774 (1969) | #5,400 |
| 1970s | 202 | #2,477 (1979) | #3,948 |
| 1980s | 2,365 | #333 (1989) | #1,068 |
| 1990s | 9,710 | #230 (1993) | #298 |
| 2000s | 4,372 | #441 (2000) | #662 |
| 2010s | 2,210 | #851 (2010) | #1,150 |
| 2020s | 608 | #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 1997
girls
#332
860 births · 1 in 2,024 girls
Top girls' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 2,024 of them was named Kelsie, which outranked 97.9% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Kelsie
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.