Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1993

Kelsie

Meaning A unisex given name, variant of Kelsey Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #2,248 Trend ↓ Falling 32%

A unisex given name, variant of Kelsey.

Rank 2025
#2,248
among girls · ↑73 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
82
named Kelsie · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,601
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1993
1,228 babies
All-time total
19,936
#1,084 all-time among girls
First recorded
1908
in Social Security records

Kelsie popularity over time

19,936 babies have been named Kelsie since 1908, 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
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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 5 – 5 1 – #2,275
1910s 18 61 79 8 +1480% #2,595
1920s 29 62 91 9 +15% #3,003
1930s 5 54 59 6 -35% #4,549
1940s 16 38 54 5 -8% #2,903
1950s 11 18 29 3 -46% #5,007
1960s 40 14 54 5 +86% #3,865
1970s 202 13 215 22 +298% #2,503
1980s 2,365 24 2,389 239 +1011% #333
1990s 9,710 56 9,766 977 +309% #230
2000s 4,372 5 4,377 438 -55% #441
2010s 2,210 – 2,210 221 -50% #853
2020s (to 2025) 608 – 608 101 -54% #1,663

Where Kelsie 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 76 0.05 outside top 500
2027 72 0.04 outside top 500
2028 68 0.04 outside top 500
2029 65 0.04 outside top 500
2030 63 0.04 outside top 500

Where Kelsie is most popular

Girls named Kelsie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.062 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Maryland, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kelsie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 42 0.106 +71%
Maryland 11 0.104 +67%
Arkansas 5 0.095 +52%
Georgia 20 0.088 +42%
Arizona 10 0.071 +15%
Florida 30 0.070 +13%
Texas 54 0.067 +8%
Tennessee 10 0.063 ≈ national
California 52 0.062 ≈ national
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -22%
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -32%
Ohio 6 0.025 -59%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -65%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kelsie

Kelsie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,248 in 2025 with 82 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1908, 19,936 American babies have been named Kelsie. Its peak came in 1993, when 1,228 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 Kelsie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kelsie?

The median living Kelsie is about 29 years old; half are between 21 and 33. An estimated 19 thousand people named Kelsie 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.

Kelsie 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 82 #2,248 – –
2024 80 #2,321 – –
2023 112 #1,810 – –
2022 127 #1,663 – –
2021 103 #1,920 – –
2020 104 #1,866 – –
2019 150 #1,470 – –
2018 165 #1,367 – –
2017 176 #1,324 – –
2016 229 #1,112 – –
2015 223 #1,136 – –
2014 225 #1,125 – –
2013 216 #1,123 – –
2012 236 #1,066 – –
2011 275 #939 – –
2010 315 #853 – –
2009 326 #856 – –
2008 373 #788 – –
2007 398 #732 – –
2006 360 #764 – –
2005 351 #760 – –
2004 428 #638 – –
2003 460 #595 – –
2002 510 #539 – –
2001 525 #514 – –
2000 641 #441 5 #11,343
1995 1,000 #275 5 #9,625
1990 856 #321 8 #6,144
1985 156 #983 – –
1980 44 #2,261 6 #5,912
1975 28 #2,707 – –
1970 16 #3,784 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 9 #4,608 6 #3,858
1955 – – – –
1950 6 #5,007 6 #3,512
1945 5 #4,903 7 #2,876
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 6 #3,456
1930 – – 9 #2,891
1925 6 #4,692 6 #3,967
1920 11 #3,003 – –
1915 – – 7 #3,233
1910 5 #2,595 5 #1,729
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kelsie?

The median living Kelsie is about 29 years old. Half of all living Kelsies are between 21 and 33 years old.

How many people named Kelsie are alive today?

An estimated 19 thousand people named Kelsie are alive in the United States, based on 19,936 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kelsie mean?

A unisex given name, variant of Kelsey.

How popular is the name Kelsie in 2025?

Kelsie ranked #2,248 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 82 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kelsie?

19,936 babies have been named Kelsie in the United States since 1908, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kelsie most popular?

Kelsie peaked in 1993, when 1,228 newborns received the name.

Is Kelsie a boy or girl name?

Kelsie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kelsie rising or falling?

Kelsie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kelsie become more popular?

Kelsie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 63 girls named Kelsie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Kelsie

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