Girls' name · since 1908
Kelsie
Kelsie has 19,591 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,244 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,591
- born since 1908
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kelsie currently ranks #2244 among girls' names in America, with 19,591 babies recorded since 1908.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelsie has been recorded 19,591 times among girls since 1908, currently ranked #2244 nationally and more common than 87% 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 1908 to 2025.
- #1,084 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,244 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,591 born since 1908
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelsie ranks #1,084 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,244 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,591 born since 1908, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,244 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,591
- born since 1908
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kelsie's 19,591 recorded births place it above 98.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kelsie compares
19,591 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Kelsie's all-time total is 52x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kelsie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,591 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,222 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kelsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kelsie's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 1,222, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kelsie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 1,222
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Kelsie popularity over time - boys
345 total births recorded since 1910 (Kelsie as boys' name)
Kelsie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (9,710 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Kelsie's strongest decade.
9,710 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kelsie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 29
1920s
29 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 202
1970s
202 births
- 1980s 2,365
1980s
2,365 births
- 1990s
1990s
9,710 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,372 births
- 2010s 2,210
2010s
2,210 births
- 2020s 608
2020s
608 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 9,710 births (50% of all-time use).
How Kelsie 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 Kelsie's total volume
Kelsie by state
Where Kelsie concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,494 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 1,289 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 928 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 695 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 686 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 641 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 623 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Utah | | 607 | 3.1% |
1,494 of 19,591 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Kelsie appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kelsie's data
- Kelsie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (9,710 total births); usage has since declined to 608 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kelsies (1,494 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kelsie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Kelsie 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.