Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1992

Kelsea

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,869 Trend ↓ Falling 40%
Rank 2025
#3,869
among girls · ↑59 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
38
named Kelsea
How common
1 in 42,297
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1992
457 babies
All-time total
6,040
#2,281 all-time among girls
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Kelsea popularity over time

6,040 babies have been named Kelsea since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 17 – 17 2 – #8,041
1980s 603 5 608 61 +3476% #847
1990s 3,322 – 3,322 332 +446% #521
2000s 1,204 – 1,204 120 -64% #1,222
2010s 586 – 586 59 -51% #2,102
2020s (to 2025) 303 – 303 51 -14% #2,407

Where Kelsea is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 33 0.02 outside top 500
2028 31 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 29 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Kelsea

Kelsea is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,869 in 2025 with 38 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 6,040 American babies have been named Kelsea. Its peak came in 1992, when 457 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kelsea stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kelsea?

The median living Kelsea is about 29 years old; half are between 22 and 33. An estimated 6,000 people named Kelsea are alive in the United States today.

median 29 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kelsea year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 38 #3,869 – –
2024 38 #3,928 – –
2023 42 #3,677 – –
2022 57 #2,947 – –
2021 55 #3,019 – –
2020 73 #2,407 – –
2019 58 #2,873 – –
2018 70 #2,520 – –
2017 92 #2,102 – –
2016 80 #2,354 – –
2015 47 #3,412 – –
2014 36 #4,145 – –
2013 31 #4,593 – –
2012 54 #3,118 – –
2011 51 #3,243 – –
2010 67 #2,680 – –
2009 75 #2,520 – –
2008 84 #2,328 – –
2007 83 #2,321 – –
2006 113 #1,816 – –
2005 121 #1,654 – –
2004 126 #1,567 – –
2003 150 #1,353 – –
2002 144 #1,347 – –
2001 145 #1,328 – –
2000 163 #1,222 – –
1995 337 #642 – –
1990 262 #780 – –
1985 29 #3,124 – –
1980 8 #7,745 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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Famous people named Kelsea

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea Ballerini American country singer (born 1993) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kelsea, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kelsea?

The median living Kelsea is about 29 years old. Half of all living Kelseas are between 22 and 33 years old.

How many people named Kelsea are alive today?

An estimated 6,000 people named Kelsea are alive in the United States, based on 6,040 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kelsea in 2025?

Kelsea ranked #3,869 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 38 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kelsea?

6,040 babies have been named Kelsea in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kelsea most popular?

Kelsea peaked in 1992, when 457 newborns received the name.

Is Kelsea a boy or girl name?

Kelsea is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kelsea rising or falling?

Kelsea has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Kelsea become more popular?

Kelsea is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 29 girls named Kelsea in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kelsea?

Well-known people named Kelsea include Kelsea Ballerini (singer).

Names like Kelsea

Names that sound and feel close to Kelsea: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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