Recorded 1977–2022 Girls' name Peak 1992 183 births

Kelsa — girls' name

183 babies named Kelsa in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

183 girls have been named Kelsa since 1977, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2022.

183
total births
1977–2022
years on record
1990s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kelsa was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

14 babies were named Kelsa in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelsa

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Kelsa between 1977 and 2022, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelsa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelsa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kelsa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelsa 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 183 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.

Kelsa at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

183

Since 1977

46 years of records

Peak year

1992

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1977

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kelsa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1977

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1992)
14
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Kelsa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
83 births that decade — 45% of Kelsa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelsa?
183 babies have been named Kelsa since 1977. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1992 with 14 births.
When was Kelsa most popular?
Kelsa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Kelsa been used?
Kelsa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 46 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kelsa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kelly, Kelsey, Kelli, Kellie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1977–2022 (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.