Recorded 1980–2022 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,748 births

Kelsee — girls' name

1,748 babies named Kelsee in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1581990s9292000s4532010s1862020s22
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Kelsee was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

113 babies were named Kelsee in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelsee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,748 babies named Kelsee between 1980 and 2022, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelsee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 113 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelsee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 929 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kelsee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kelsee in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelsee 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 1,748 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.

Kelsee at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,748

Since 1980

43 years of records

Peak year

1993

113 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1980

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kelsee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1980

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1993)
113
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Kelsee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
929 births that decade — 53% of Kelsee's all-time total
1980s1581990s9292000s4532010s1862020s22

Kelsee by state

Where Kelsee concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kelsee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
103 5.9%
#2 Utah
74 4.2%
#3 California
73 4.2%
#4 Ohio
53 3.0%
#5 Michigan
47 2.7%
#6 Oregon
18 1.0%
#7 Indiana
15 0.9%
#8 Washington
15 0.9%
Texas share of Kelsee's total US births 5.9%
Even split

103 of 1,748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Kelsee appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelsee?
1,748 babies have been named Kelsee since 1980. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1993 with 113 births.
When was Kelsee most popular?
Kelsee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 929 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Kelsee most popular?
The top states for the name Kelsee are Texas (103 births), Utah (74 births), California (73 births).
How long has the name Kelsee been used?
Kelsee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 43 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kelsee?
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.

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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, 1980–2022 (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.