Kelsen — boys' name

What the Data Says About Kelsen

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Kelsen between 1997 and 2021, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kelsen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelsen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kelsen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelsen 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 124 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.