Is Kelsy a boy or girl name?
Kelsy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 23 girls and 0 boys were named Kelsy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 3,254 US babies named Kelsy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,508
- Babies named Kelsy since 1974
- 3,254
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 168 babies
Boys and girls named Kelsy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 | 58 | 81.7% |
| 1980s | 8 | 586 | 98.7% |
| 1990s | 18 | 1,451 | 98.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 709 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 313 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 98 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,508 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,831 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,236 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,532 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,492 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,526 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,036 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,937 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,390 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,379 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,099 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,381 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,329 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,524 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,596 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,070 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,874 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,976 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,470 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,591 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,632 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,310 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,108 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,275 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,723 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,311 | 124 | #1,417 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,282 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,277 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,233 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,249 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,163 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,198 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,154 | 163 | #1,104 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,784 | 157 | #1,134 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,142 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,938 | 137 | #1,190 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,557 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,476 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,777 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,746 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,068 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,374 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,843 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,242 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,222 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,640 | 13 | #5,237 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,353 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,771 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,048 | 9 | #6,296 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,746 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,394 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kelsy reached #4,640 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #1,104 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 Kelsy
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.