Girls' name · since 1978
Keslie
Keslie has 243 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 243
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
243 girls have been named Keslie since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Keslie recorded 243 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1978 to 2024.
- #17,862 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 243 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keslie ranks #17,862 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 243 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 243
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keslie's 243 recorded births place it above 75.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keslie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keslie's full recorded timeline at 2001, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keslie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Keslie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (82 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Keslie's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Keslie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Keslie's data
- Keslie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Keslie: 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 (~46 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, 1978–2024 (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 Keslie 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.