Recorded 1987–2006 Girls' name Peak 1991 112 births

Kelsye — girls' name

112 babies named Kelsye in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

112 girls have been named Kelsye since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

112
total births
1987–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Kelsye was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kelsye in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelsye

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Kelsye between 1987 and 2006, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelsye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelsye performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kelsye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kelsye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelsye 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 112 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.

Kelsye at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

112

Since 1987

20 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1987

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2006

Kelsye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1987

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 20062002199619941992199019881987 6

Kelsye by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
72 births that decade — 64% of Kelsye's all-time total
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Kelsye by state

Where Kelsye concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kelsye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 4.5%
Texas share of Kelsye's total US births 4.5%

5 of 112 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelsye?
112 babies have been named Kelsye since 1987. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Kelsye most popular?
Kelsye was most popular in the 1990s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Kelsye most popular?
The top states for the name Kelsye are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kelsye been used?
Kelsye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 20 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Kelsye?
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, 1987–2006 (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.