Kelsey Girl
How popular is Kelsey?
#814 girl name in 2025
335 baby girls were named Kelsey in the US in 2025, making it the 814th most popular girl name. Another 14 boys got the name (#6,140 for boys).
Kelsey popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #814 for girls (▼ 141 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 335 girls, 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #343 in 2015, #525 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (11,713 girls) |
| Highest rank | #23 in 1992 |
| First recorded | 1942 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 2% boys, 98% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kelsey counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kelsey family of names ranked #595 for girls in 2025 (#505 the year before), with 470 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kelsey is most popular
Babies named Kelsey per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.5 per 1,000 (201 girls)
- South Carolina: 0.5 per 1,000 (44 girls)
- Maryland: 0.5 per 1,000 (51 girls)
- Alabama: 0.4 per 1,000 (42 girls)
- Connecticut: 0.4 per 1,000 (26 girls)
Kelsey by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 41 | #3,591 |
| 1950s | 139 | #2,375 |
| 1960s | 226 | #1,835 |
| 1970s | 1,111 | #737 |
| 1980s | 27,758 | #31 |
| 1990s | 85,134 | #23 |
| 2000s | 23,380 | #88 |
| 2010s | 9,901 | #233 |
| 2020s | 2,726 | #525 |
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Questions
- Is Kelsey a boy or girl name?
- Kelsey is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Kelsey were girls.
- How popular is the name Kelsey?
- 335 baby girls were named Kelsey in the US in 2025, making it the 814th most popular girl name. Another 14 boys got the name (#6,140 for boys).
- When was Kelsey most popular?
- Kelsey peaked in 1992, when 11,713 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #23 in 1992.
- How many people are named Kelsey?
- 155,738 babies have been named Kelsey in the US since 1880. We estimate about 152,525 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
- Where is Kelsey most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kelsey was most common in New York, at 0.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.