Recorded 1975–2001 Girls' name Peak 1981 139 births

Kelsha — girls' name

139 babies named Kelsha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s491990s592000s13

The verdict

139 girls have been named Kelsha since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

139
total births
1975–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kelsha was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kelsha in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelsha

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Kelsha between 1975 and 2001, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelsha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelsha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kelsha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelsha 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 139 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.

Kelsha at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

139

Since 1975

27 years of records

Peak year

1981

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1975

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2001

Kelsha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1975

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1981)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 20011998199519901987198219771975 6

Kelsha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 42% of Kelsha's all-time total
1970s181980s491990s592000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelsha?
139 babies have been named Kelsha since 1975. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1981 with 10 births.
When was Kelsha most popular?
Kelsha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Kelsha been used?
Kelsha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 27 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Kelsha?
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, 1975–2001 (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.