Girls' name · since 1969
Kelsi
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 10,151 babies named Kelsi, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,650 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,929 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,151
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
10,151 babies have been named Kelsi since 1969, making it today's #3929 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelsi has been recorded 10,151 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #3929 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #1,650 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,929 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,151 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelsi ranks #1,650 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,929 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,151 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,650 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,929 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,151
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kelsi's 10,151 recorded births place it above 97.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kelsi compares
10,151 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Kelsi's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kelsi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,151 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 624 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kelsi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kelsi's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 624, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kelsi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 624
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Kelsi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5,054 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Kelsi's strongest decade.
5,054 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kelsi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 158
1970s
158 births
- 1980s 1,511
1980s
1,511 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,054 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,101 births
- 2010s 1,023
2010s
1,023 births
- 2020s 298
2020s
298 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,054 births (50% of all-time use).
How Kelsi 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 Kelsi's total volume
Kelsi by state
Where Kelsi concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 905 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 616 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 408 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 334 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 323 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 286 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 284 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 283 | 2.8% |
905 of 10,151 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Kelsi appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kelsi's data
- Kelsi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,054 total births); usage has since declined to 298 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kelsis (905 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kelsi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Kelsi 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.