Kelse — girls' name
91 babies named Kelse in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
91 girls have been named Kelse since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.
- 91
- total births
- 1985–2000
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 87%
- born in that decade
87% of everyone ever named Kelse was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Kelse in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kelse
The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Kelse between 1985 and 2000, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelse currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelse performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kelse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kelse 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 91 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.
Kelse at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kelse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1985
- Peak year (1993)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2000.
91 total births across 16 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 15 births in a single year.
Kelse by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 79 births that decade — 87% of Kelse's all-time total
Kelse decade highlights
- Peak decade 79 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Kelse's strongest decade
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 87% of all-time use.
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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, 1985–2000 (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.