Kelcey — #9643 US unisex name
2,123 babies named Kelcey in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 45% of names given to girls today.
52% of everyone ever named Kelcey was born in this single decade.
161 babies were named Kelcey in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kelcey
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,123 babies named Kelcey between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelcey currently holds the #9643 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 161 babies received it in a single year. Kelcey is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 697 additional births since 1967.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelcey performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kelcey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 121 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Kelcey in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kelcey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,123 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Kelcey at a glance
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Kelcey popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1958
- Peak year (1993)
- 161
- Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
Currently ranks #9643 among girls.
2,123 total births across 67 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 161 births in a single year.
Kelcey popularity over time — boys
697 total births recorded since 1967 (Kelcey as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Kelcey accounts for 25% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kelcey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 1,111 births that decade — 52% of Kelcey's all-time total
Kelcey decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,111 births
- Runner-up 367 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Kelcey's strongest decade
1,111 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
Kelcey by state
Where Kelcey concentrates geographically — total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 121 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 102 | 4.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 58 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 51 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 46 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 44 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 37 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 1.6% |
121 of 2,123 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 5.7% of nationwide
- Texas 4.8% of nationwide
- North Carolina 2.7% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.4% of nationwide
- Indiana 2.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 24 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kelcey appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.