Unisex name · since 1962
Kelcy
Kelcy has 967 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,686 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,232 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 967
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
967 babies have been named Kelcy since 1962, making it today's #15232 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kelcy recorded 967 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #15232 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #7,686 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,232 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 967 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelcy ranks #7,686 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,232 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 967 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,686 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,232 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 967
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kelcy's 967 recorded births place it above 89.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kelcy compares
967 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kelcy's all-time total is 157% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kelcy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 967 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kelcy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kelcy's full recorded timeline at 1998, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kelcy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Kelcy popularity over time - boys
77 total births recorded since 1930 (Kelcy as boys' name)
Kelcy by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (456 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Kelcy's strongest decade.
456 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kelcy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
187 births
- 1990s
1990s
456 births
- 2000s
2000s
185 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 456 births (47% of all-time use).
How Kelcy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kelcy's total volume
Kelcy by state
Where Kelcy concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 44 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
44 of 967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kelcy's data
- Kelcy's decade-level peak was the 1990s (456 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kelcys (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kelcy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Kelcy 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.