How Many People Are Named Kelsey?
people named Kelsey are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,246 people in the US has this name
Based on 155,738 babies named Kelsey in Social Security records from 1891 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,882 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which is derived from town names in Lincolnshire. It may mean "Cenel's island", from the Old English name Cenel "fierce" in combination with eg "island".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Kelsey in English. Counting Kelsey and these spellings together, about 154,889 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kelsey, 97% were girls and 3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kelsey rose from 0% in the 1920s to 97.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kelsey alive today is about 30 years old, and 60% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 26 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kelsey first appears in the records in 1891 and was given most often in 1992, to 11,882 babies. In 2025, 349 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1891 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kelsey never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #23, in 1992, and it was in the top 100 for 15 years, 1987 to 2001. In 2025 it ranked #814.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #814 |
| Best rank | #23 (1992) |
| Years in the top 100 | 15 (1987 to 2001) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #33 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kelsey alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kelsey were born in California than in any other state: about 12,166 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kelsey was given 2.5 times as often in South Dakota, 2.4 times in North Dakota and 2.3 times in Montana.
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