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Kelsey
Recorded 155,738 times in US records since 1891. Peak year: 1992.
#1515 ↘
U.S. rank · 2025
1 in 9,500
U.S. · 2025 records
Rare gem
rarity tier
≈152,000
alive today (estimate) ⓘ
↘ fading
10-yr trend
How many Kelseys are there?

Alive in the US today estimate

Roughly 152,000 Kelseys are alive in the US today, we estimate. About 1 in 2,200 Americans.

Made from recorded births by year and sex, multiplied by survival to today's age (SSA life table). It can't see immigration, and it's an estimate, not a census: how the living estimate is made.

Popularity over time

Kelsey through the years, 1891–2025

1992 · 11,882 11,882 0
18912025
Peak Kelsey year: 1992 (ringed), with 11,882 recorded. Current usage: ~97% girls. counts of people issued a Social Security number, not a full count of births.

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Every figure on this page is computed from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national baby-names data (ssa.gov), and the living estimate uses the SSA actuarial life table: how we calculate this. Data through 2025; refreshed Jun 2026; living estimate as of 2026.