Girls' name · since 1976
Kelsea
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 6,035 babies named Kelsea, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,853 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,035
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
6,035 babies have been named Kelsea since 1976, making it today's #3853 girls' name.
Kelsea has 6,035 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3853 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #2,281 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,853 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,035 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelsea ranks #2,281 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,853 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,035 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,853 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,035
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kelsea's 6,035 recorded births place it above 96.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kelsea compares
6,035 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Kelsea's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kelsea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,035 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 457 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kelsea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kelsea splits its recorded history at 2001: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 457 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kelsea popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 457
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kelsea popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Kelsea as boys' name)
Kelsea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,322 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Kelsea's strongest decade.
3,322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kelsea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 603
1980s
603 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,322 births
- 2000s 1,204
2000s
1,204 births
- 2010s 586
2010s
586 births
- 2020s 303
2020s
303 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,322 births (55% of all-time use).
How Kelsea 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 Kelsea's total volume
Kelsea by state
Where Kelsea concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 535 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 417 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 276 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 196 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 182 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 164 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 153 | 2.5% |
| #8 | New York | | 147 | 2.4% |
535 of 6,035 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Kelsea appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kelsea's data
- Kelsea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,322 total births); usage has since declined to 303 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kelseas (535 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 Kelsea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Kelsea 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.