Kelsey

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Kelsey is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (3% of births). There have been 155,383 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 150,075 as girls and 5,308 as boys. Kelsey gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 1992 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 437
2023 455
2022 489
2021 488
2020 587
2019 679
2018 756
2017 807
2016 868
2015 973
2014 1,037
2013 1,061
2012 1,241
2011 1,291
2010 1,368
2009 1,545
2008 1,749
2007 1,737
2006 1,945
2005 1,998
2004 2,270
2003 2,611
2002 2,934
2001 3,337
2000 3,731
1999 4,491
1998 5,649
1997 5,672
1996 7,795
1995 8,341
1994 9,914
1993 11,540
1992 11,882
1991 11,620
1990 9,691
1989 9,506
1988 5,665
1987 4,735
1986 2,657
1985 1,821
1984 1,677
1983 1,231
1982 897
1981 590
1980 402
1979 312
1978 249
1977 228
1976 217
1975 202
1974 161
1973 150
1972 149
1971 142
1970 120
1969 83
1968 63
1967 56
1966 40
1965 33
1964 43
1963 40
1962 40
1961 33
1960 34
1959 40
1958 36
1957 31
1956 34
1955 29
1954 34
1953 32
1952 23
1951 26
1950 19
1949 30
1948 28
1947 16
1946 23
1945 18
1944 12
1943 12
1942 19
1941 11
1940 8
1939 10
1938 12
1937 15
1936 8
1935 8
1934 5
1933 10
1932 11
1931 12
1930 16
1929 11
1928 12
1927 10
1926 15
1925 18
1924 14
1923 16
1922 10
1921 15
1920 7
1919 13
1918 15
1917 11
1916 13
1915 9
1914 10
1913 11
1912 10
1910 5
1891 5