Kelsey was a very popular girls' name that peaked at #23 in 1992 but is far less common today.
Kelsey is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #814 among girls (335) and #6,286 among boys (14) — overall #1,517 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 349 | 349 | #814 | #6,286 |
| 2024 | 437 | 437 | #673 | #10,422 |
| 2023 | 455 | 455 | #664 | #7,528 |
| 2022 | 489 | 489 | #633 | #4,508 |
| 2021 | 488 | 488 | #624 | #7,376 |
| 2020 | 589 | 589 | #526 | #5,847 |
| 2019 | 680 | 680 | #471 | #5,694 |
| 2018 | 757 | 757 | #421 | #5,431 |
| 2017 | 807 | 807 | #397 | #5,028 |
| 2016 | 869 | 869 | #383 | #7,894 |
| 2015 | 973 | 973 | #344 | #5,179 |
| 2014 | 1,037 | 1,037 | #328 | #4,779 |
| 2013 | 1,061 | 1,061 | #304 | #6,831 |
| 2012 | 1,241 | 1,241 | #267 | #3,842 |
| 2011 | 1,291 | 1,291 | #254 | #4,049 |
| 2010 | 1,368 | 1,368 | #233 | #4,945 |
| 2009 | 1,545 | 1,545 | #212 | #4,219 |
| 2008 | 1,749 | 1,749 | #195 | #3,391 |
| 2007 | 1,737 | 1,737 | #202 | #3,057 |
| 2006 | 1,945 | 1,945 | #185 | #2,561 |
| 2005 | 1,998 | 1,998 | #173 | #2,822 |
| 2004 | 2,270 | 2,270 | #148 | #1,756 |
| 2003 | 2,611 | 2,611 | #130 | #2,491 |
| 2002 | 2,934 | 2,934 | #118 | #2,109 |
| 2001 | 3,337 | 3,337 | #100 | #1,670 |
| 2000 | 3,731 | 3,731 | #88 | #1,773 |
| 1999 | 4,491 | 4,491 | #72 | #1,324 |
| 1998 | 5,650 | 5,650 | #56 | #1,233 |
| 1997 | 5,672 | — | #57 | #1,202 |
| 1996 | 7,795 | — | #36 | #932 |
| 1995 | 8,341 | — | #33 | #868 |
| 1994 | 9,915 | — | #29 | #827 |
| 1993 | 11,541 | — | #24 | #830 |
| 1992 | 11,882 | — | #23 | #806 |
| 1991 | 11,621 | — | #26 | #748 |
| 1990 | 9,691 | — | #32 | #727 |
| 1989 | 9,506 | — | #31 | #631 |
| 1988 | 5,665 | — | #64 | #650 |
| 1987 | 4,735 | — | #67 | #723 |
| 1986 | 2,657 | — | #112 | #769 |
| 1985 | 1,820 | — | #168 | #809 |
| 1984 | 1,677 | — | #177 | #789 |
| 1983 | 1,231 | — | #224 | #817 |
| 1982 | 897 | — | #310 | #867 |
| 1981 | 590 | — | #434 | #892 |
| 1980 | 402 | — | #603 | #921 |
| 1979 | 312 | — | #738 | #928 |
| 1978 | 248 | — | #888 | #948 |
| 1977 | 228 | — | #961 | #931 |
| 1976 | 217 | — | #1,061 | #834 |
| 1975 | 202 | — | #1,113 | #849 |
| 1974 | 161 | — | #1,246 | #958 |
| 1973 | 150 | — | #1,320 | #946 |
| 1972 | 149 | — | #1,332 | #947 |
| 1971 | 142 | — | #1,459 | #969 |
| 1970 | 120 | — | #1,843 | #945 |
| 1969 | 83 | — | #1,854 | #1,289 |
| 1968 | 63 | — | #2,581 | #1,227 |
| 1967 | 56 | — | #2,101 | #1,587 |
| 1966 | 40 | — | #3,101 | #1,633 |
| 1965 | 33 | — | #3,198 | #1,962 |
| 1964 | 43 | — | #2,865 | #1,679 |
| 1963 | 40 | — | #2,657 | #1,930 |
| 1962 | 40 | — | #2,864 | #1,783 |
| 1961 | 33 | — | #3,013 | #2,186 |
| 1960 | 34 | — | #3,582 | #1,794 |
| 1959 | 40 | — | #3,172 | #1,608 |
| 1958 | 36 | — | #2,416 | #2,317 |
| 1957 | 31 | — | #3,577 | #1,865 |
| 1956 | 34 | — | #3,585 | #1,699 |
| 1955 | 29 | — | #2,895 | #2,265 |
| 1954 | 33 | — | #3,086 | #1,792 |
| 1953 | 32 | — | #2,558 | #2,148 |
| 1952 | 23 | — | #3,669 | #2,210 |
| 1951 | 26 | — | #3,852 | #1,875 |
| 1950 | 19 | — | #3,555 | #2,674 |
| 1949 | 30 | — | #4,970 | #1,527 |
| 1948 | 28 | — | #3,736 | #1,738 |
| 1947 | 16 | — | #4,170 | #2,993 |
| 1946 | 23 | — | #4,216 | #1,851 |
| 1945 | 18 | — | #4,288 | #2,067 |
| 1944 | 12 | — | — | #2,128 |
| 1943 | 12 | — | — | #2,229 |
| 1942 | 19 | — | #4,986 | #1,997 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | — | #2,268 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,765 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | — | #2,359 |
| 1938 | 12 | — | — | #2,135 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | — | #1,876 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | — | #2,743 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,828 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #3,947 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | — | #2,455 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | — | #2,395 |
| 1931 | 12 | — | — | #2,270 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | — | #1,931 |
| 1929 | 11 | — | — | #2,513 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | — | #2,460 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | — | #2,810 |
| 1926 | 15 | — | — | #2,135 |
| 1925 | 18 | — | — | #1,906 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | — | #2,298 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | — | #2,073 |
| 1922 | 10 | — | — | #2,907 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | — | #2,213 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,658 |
| 1919 | 13 | — | — | #2,327 |
| 1918 | 15 | — | — | #2,119 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | — | #2,495 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | — | #2,208 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,729 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | — | #2,193 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | — | #1,744 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | — | #1,686 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,728 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,048 |