Is Kelsey a boy or girl name?
Kelsey is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 430 girls and 7 boys were named Kelsey, so 98.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.6% of the 155,383 US babies named Kelsey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,380
- Girl rank, 2024
- #671
- Babies named Kelsey since 1891
- 155,383
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 11,882 babies
Boys and girls named Kelsey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 136 | 41 | 23.2% |
| 1950s | 164 | 140 | 46.1% |
| 1960s | 239 | 226 | 48.6% |
| 1970s | 819 | 1,111 | 57.6% |
| 1980s | 1,422 | 27,759 | 95.1% |
| 1990s | 1,465 | 85,130 | 98.3% |
| 2000s | 477 | 23,380 | 98% |
| 2010s | 182 | 9,899 | 98.2% |
| 2020s | 67 | 2,389 | 97.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,380 | 430 | #671 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,523 | 444 | #664 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,506 | 466 | #631 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,373 | 477 | #623 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,845 | 572 | #527 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,969 | 664 | #471 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,428 | 739 | #421 |
| 2017 | 19 | #5,026 | 788 | #397 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,892 | 858 | #383 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,178 | 955 | #344 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,779 | 1,017 | #328 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,830 | 1,049 | #304 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,842 | 1,214 | #267 |
| 2011 | 25 | #4,047 | 1,266 | #254 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,942 | 1,349 | #233 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,219 | 1,521 | #212 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,391 | 1,716 | #195 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,057 | 1,699 | #202 |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,560 | 1,898 | #185 |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,822 | 1,960 | #173 |
| 2004 | 72 | #1,756 | 2,198 | #148 |
| 2003 | 42 | #2,491 | 2,569 | #130 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,109 | 2,883 | #118 |
| 2001 | 70 | #1,670 | 3,267 | #100 |
| 2000 | 62 | #1,773 | 3,669 | #88 |
| 1999 | 91 | #1,324 | 4,400 | #72 |
| 1998 | 99 | #1,233 | 5,550 | #56 |
| 1997 | 99 | #1,202 | 5,573 | #57 |
| 1996 | 140 | #932 | 7,655 | #36 |
| 1995 | 157 | #869 | 8,184 | #33 |
| 1994 | 166 | #827 | 9,748 | #29 |
| 1993 | 161 | #830 | 11,379 | #24 |
| 1992 | 169 | #806 | 11,713 | #23 |
| 1991 | 186 | #748 | 11,434 | #26 |
| 1990 | 197 | #727 | 9,494 | #32 |
| 1989 | 250 | #631 | 9,256 | #31 |
| 1988 | 213 | #650 | 5,452 | #64 |
| 1987 | 161 | #723 | 4,574 | #67 |
| 1986 | 140 | #769 | 2,517 | #112 |
| 1985 | 121 | #809 | 1,700 | #168 |
| 1984 | 122 | #789 | 1,555 | #177 |
| 1983 | 115 | #817 | 1,116 | #224 |
| 1982 | 106 | #867 | 791 | #310 |
| 1981 | 100 | #892 | 490 | #434 |
| 1980 | 94 | #921 | 308 | #602 |
| 1979 | 90 | #928 | 222 | #738 |
| 1978 | 85 | #943 | 164 | #888 |
| 1977 | 84 | #931 | 144 | #961 |
| 1976 | 101 | #834 | 116 | #1,061 |
| 1975 | 97 | #849 | 105 | #1,114 |
| 1974 | 73 | #957 | 88 | #1,246 |
| 1973 | 73 | #946 | 77 | #1,319 |
| 1972 | 73 | #947 | 76 | #1,332 |
| 1971 | 71 | #970 | 71 | #1,459 |
| 1970 | 72 | #945 | 48 | #1,843 |
| 1969 | 38 | #1,288 | 45 | #1,854 |
| 1968 | 39 | #1,227 | 24 | #2,581 |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,587 | 32 | #2,101 |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,633 | 17 | #3,101 |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,962 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,679 | 20 | #2,866 |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,929 | 22 | #2,658 |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,784 | 19 | #2,864 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,184 | 18 | #3,012 |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,795 | 13 | #3,582 |
| 1959 | 25 | #1,608 | 15 | #3,171 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,318 | 23 | #2,416 |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,864 | 12 | #3,577 |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,699 | 12 | #3,585 |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,266 | 16 | #2,895 |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,792 | 15 | #2,954 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,148 | 18 | #2,558 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,210 | 10 | #3,669 |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,875 | 9 | #3,852 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,674 | 10 | #3,554 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,527 | 6 | #4,970 |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,738 | 9 | #3,737 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,993 | 8 | #4,170 |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,851 | 7 | #4,216 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,067 | 6 | #4,288 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,128 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,997 | 5 | #4,985 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,765 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,359 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,135 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,742 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,828 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,947 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,455 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,395 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,513 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,460 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,810 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,135 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,298 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,073 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,907 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,658 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,327 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,495 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,729 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,193 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kelsey reached #631 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #23 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 Kelsey
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.