Unisex name · since 1983
Kesley
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 674 babies named Kesley, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,639 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 674
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
674 babies have been named Kesley since 1983, making it today's #7639 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kesley recorded 674 times among girls since 1983, holding rank #7639 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #9,757 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,639 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 674 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kesley ranks #9,757 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,639 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 674 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,639 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 674
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kesley's 674 recorded births place it above 86.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kesley compares
674 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Kesley's all-time total is 79% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kesley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 674 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kesley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kesley's SSA record in two at 2004 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 1984, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kesley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Kesley popularity over time - boys
67 total births recorded since 1975 (Kesley as boys' name)
Kesley by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (231 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Kesley's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kesley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
231 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 231 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kesley 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 Kesley's total volume
Kesley by state
Where Kesley concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 674 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kesley's data
- Kesley's decade-level peak was the 1990s (231 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kesleys (5 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 Kesley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Kesley 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.