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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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
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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
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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 2000

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedNHWashington: #322 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #462 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,848 girlsMNIllinois: #437 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,544 girlsILWisconsin: #631 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,249 girlsWIMichigan: #302 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,577 girlsMINew York: #657 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,367 girlsNYMassachusetts: #387 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedRIOregon: #291 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedSDIowa: #310 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,575 girlsIAIndiana: #224 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,148 girlsINOhio: #332 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,937 girlsOHPennsylvania: #553 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,871 girlsPANew Jersey: #535 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,480 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,106 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 8,953 girlsCAUtah: #185 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 741 girlsUTColorado: #487 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsCONebraska: #347 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,671 girlsNEMissouri: #252 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,226 girlsMOKentucky: #271 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsKYWest Virginia: #148 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 606 girlsWVVirginia: #356 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,870 girlsVAMaryland: #647 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,100 girlsMDDelaware: #110 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 380 girlsDEArizona: #491 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,457 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedNMKansas: #397 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,906 girlsKSArkansas: #347 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,738 girlsARTennessee: #258 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,298 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #432 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,373 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #328 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,537 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #212 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 987 girlsOKLouisiana: #253 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsLAMississippi: #411 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsMSAlabama: #325 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,625 girlsALGeorgia: #426 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,403 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedHITexas: #589 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 3,562 girlsTXFlorida: #654 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,295 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#110 · 1 in 380
  2. West Virginia#148 · 1 in 606
  3. Utah#185 · 1 in 741
  4. Oklahoma#212 · 1 in 987
  5. Indiana#224 · 1 in 1,148

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#11081 in 380
West Virginia#148121 in 606
Utah#185231 in 741
Oklahoma#212171 in 987
Indiana#224291 in 1,148
Missouri#252241 in 1,226
Louisiana#253191 in 1,153
Tennessee#258241 in 1,298
Kentucky#271141 in 1,462
Oregon#291131 in 1,267
Michigan#302331 in 1,577
Iowa#31091 in 1,575
Washington#322201 in 1,468
Alabama#325131 in 1,625
South Carolina#328111 in 1,537
Ohio#332321 in 1,937
Arkansas#34771 in 1,738
Nebraska#34751 in 1,671
Virginia#356191 in 1,870
Massachusetts#387131 in 2,416
Kansas#39771 in 1,906
Mississippi#41161 in 2,004
Georgia#426201 in 2,403
North Carolina#432191 in 2,373
Illinois#437281 in 2,544
Minnesota#46291 in 2,848
Colorado#487101 in 2,408
Arizona#491131 in 2,457
New Jersey#535121 in 3,480
Pennsylvania#553151 in 3,871
Texas#589431 in 3,562
Wisconsin#63161 in 4,249
Maryland#64761 in 4,100
Florida#654181 in 4,295
New York#657231 in 4,367
California#1,106251 in 8,953
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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 2000

girls
#441
641 births · 1 in 2,833 girls
boys
#10,349
5 births · 1 in 392,800 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #441Kelsie641

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #10,349Kelsie5
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 2,833 of them was named Kelsie, which outranked 97.5% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kelsie
  1. #438Jayda646
  2. #439Lexi642
  3. #439Phoebe642
  4. #441Kelsie641
  5. #442Halle639
  6. #443Kiersten638
  7. #444Kiera636
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 392,800 of them was named Kelsie, which outranked 14.6% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kelsie
  1. #9,112Zubin6
  2. #9,112Zykee6
  3. #9,112Zyshaun6
  4. #10,349Kelsie5
  5. #10,349Aadarsh5
  6. #10,349Aaronjacob5
  7. #10,349Aaronjoshua5

Tied with 1,770 names at #10,349; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →