Girls' name · since 1987
Kelsye
Kelsye has 112 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 112
- total births
- 1987–2006
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Kelsye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 112 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelsye has been recorded 112 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1987 to 2006.
- 112 total births
- 1987–2006 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kelsye's 112 recorded births place it above 64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kelsye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kelsye's full recorded timeline at 1994, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kelsye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2006
- Peak year (1991)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kelsye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kelsye's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Kelsye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 72 births (64% of all-time use).
Kelsye by state
Where Kelsye concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 4.5% |
5 of 112 births nationwide.
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- Kelsye's decade-level peak was the 1990s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kelsyes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kelsye: Baby Name Since 1987 - 112 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kelsye. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kelsye 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 July 2026.