Girls' name · since 1979
Gelsey
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 226 babies named Gelsey, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,565 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 226
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
226 girls have been named Gelsey since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gelsey has 226 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2013.
- #18,565 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 226 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gelsey ranks #18,565 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 226 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,565 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 226
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gelsey's 226 recorded births place it above 74.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gelsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gelsey's full recorded timeline at 2002, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gelsey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2013
- Peak year (2002)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Gelsey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (110 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Gelsey's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Gelsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 110 births (49% of all-time use).
Gelsey by state
Where Gelsey concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 17.3% |
39 of 226 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gelsey's data
- Gelsey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gelseys (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gelsey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gelsey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.