Trend of the Popularity of Kelsey as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 335 female babies that were named Kelsey in the US, which was 0.02% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Kelsey peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1992 with a count of 11,713 babies, which was 0.64% of the total female babies born in the US in 1992.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Kelsey, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Kelsey.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Kelsey in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Kelsey in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Kelsey from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Kelsey as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	308	0.02
1981	490	0.03
1982	791	0.05
1983	1116	0.07
1984	1555	0.09
1985	1699	0.10
1986	2517	0.15
1987	4574	0.26
1988	5452	0.31
1989	9256	0.50
1990	9494	0.50
1991	11435	0.61
1992	11713	0.64
1993	11380	0.63
1994	9749	0.55
1995	8184	0.47
1996	7655	0.44
1997	5573	0.32
1998	5551	0.31
1999	4400	0.25
2000	3669	0.20
2001	3267	0.18
2002	2883	0.16
2003	2569	0.14
2004	2198	0.12
2005	1960	0.11
2006	1898	0.10
2007	1699	0.09
2008	1716	0.09
2009	1521	0.08
2010	1349	0.08
2011	1266	0.07
2012	1214	0.07
2013	1049	0.06
2014	1017	0.06
2015	955	0.05
2016	859	0.05
2017	788	0.05
2018	740	0.04
2019	664	0.04
2020	574	0.04
2021	477	0.03
2022	466	0.03
2023	444	0.03
2024	430	0.03
2025	335	0.02