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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #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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1947—#3,3706
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1945#4,5565#2,7437
1944—#3,1096
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1942#2,81711#3,2126
1941—#3,1336
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1934—#2,39310
1933#4,2185#3,6425
1932—#3,3616
1931—#3,0957
1930—#2,7819
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1928—#3,3577
1927—#2,40812
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
1915—#3,0827
1914—#2,4578
1913—#1,80310
1912—#2,5445
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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 2005

  • 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: #569 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,936 girlsWAIdaho: #364 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,371 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #894 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,597 girlsILWisconsin: #477 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsWIMichigan: #741 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,736 girlsMINew York: #1,064 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,314 girlsNYMassachusetts: #795 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,698 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedRIOregon: #485 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,271 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #504 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,709 girlsINOhio: #597 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,819 girlsOHPennsylvania: #771 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,486 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,733 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 16,459 girlsCAUtah: #376 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,673 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #477 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,637 girlsMOKentucky: #309 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,515 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #572 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,373 girlsVAMaryland: #649 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,538 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedDEArizona: #806 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,441 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedNMKansas: #398 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,721 girlsKSArkansas: #370 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsARTennessee: #523 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,825 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,022 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,485 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #474 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,181 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #327 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,389 girlsOKLouisiana: #412 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsLAMississippi: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,315 girlsMSAlabama: #460 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,193 girlsALGeorgia: #737 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,953 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kelsie, so not publishedHITexas: #828 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 5,019 girlsTXFlorida: #965 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,593 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#309 · 1 in 1,515
  2. Oklahoma#327 · 1 in 1,389
  3. Idaho#364 · 1 in 1,371
  4. Arkansas#370 · 1 in 1,538
  5. Utah#376 · 1 in 1,673

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#309131 in 1,515
Oklahoma#327121 in 1,389
Idaho#36451 in 1,371
Arkansas#37081 in 1,538
Utah#376111 in 1,673
Kansas#39881 in 1,721
Louisiana#412101 in 1,968
Alabama#46091 in 2,193
South Carolina#47481 in 2,181
Missouri#477111 in 2,637
Wisconsin#477101 in 2,505
Oregon#48571 in 2,271
Indiana#504121 in 2,709
Mississippi#51851 in 2,315
Tennessee#523111 in 2,825
Washington#569101 in 2,936
Virginia#572111 in 3,373
Ohio#597151 in 3,819
Maryland#64971 in 3,538
Georgia#737131 in 3,953
Michigan#741101 in 4,736
Pennsylvania#771101 in 5,486
Massachusetts#79551 in 5,698
Arizona#80681 in 4,441
Texas#828321 in 5,019
Illinois#894121 in 5,597
Florida#965131 in 6,593
North Carolina#1,02271 in 6,485
New York#1,064131 in 7,314
California#1,733141 in 16,459
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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 2005

girls
#758
351 births · 1 in 5,265 girls

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #758Kelsie351
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 5,265 of them was named Kelsie, which outranked 96.1% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kelsie
  1. #754Addyson354
  2. #754Tatyana354
  3. #757Frida352
  4. #758Kelsie351
  5. #758Carol351
  6. #758Julianne351
  7. #761Elsa350
  8. #762Gretchen349
  9. #763Hailie348

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

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 2005 →