Is Kelsea a boy or girl name?
Kelsea is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 0 boys were named Kelsea, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 6,002 US babies named Kelsea were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,914
- Babies named Kelsea since 1976
- 6,002
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 457 babies
Boys and girls named Kelsea, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 603 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,322 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,204 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 586 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 265 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,914 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,675 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,945 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,018 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,406 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,873 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,520 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,102 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,354 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,412 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,145 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,593 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,118 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,243 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,680 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,520 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,328 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,321 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,816 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,654 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,567 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,353 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,347 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,328 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,222 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,149 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 233 | #905 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 292 | #731 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 342 | #652 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 337 | #642 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 408 | #567 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 452 | #530 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 457 | #521 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 368 | #614 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 262 | #780 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,601 | 221 | #847 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,207 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,550 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,061 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,123 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,954 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,192 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,950 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,560 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,744 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,959 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,040 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,986 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kelsea reached #8,601 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #521 in 1992. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kelsea
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.