Kelsie

Kelsie was the #2,239 girls' name in the US in 2025 (82 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Kelsie as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kelsie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Kelsie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,239 (82)#3,705 (6)———#2,475 (8)
2024#2,303 (80)——#407 (3)—#2,445 (8)
2023#1,802 (112)#2,928 (8)————
2022#1,659 (127)#4,646 (4)——#905 (3)#2,835 (6)
2021#1,910 (103)#2,341 (11)#652 (4)#446 (3)—#2,893 (6)
2020#1,860 (104)#1,687 (17)———#3,251 (5)
2019#1,465 (150)#1,854 (15)#765 (3)——#2,374 (8)
2018#1,367 (165)#1,887 (15)———#1,862 (11)
2017#1,321 (176)#1,568 (20)#666 (4)#296 (5)#873 (3)#2,374 (8)
2016#1,110 (229)#1,031 (34)#502 (6)——#1,533 (15)
2015#1,135 (223)#909 (40)#416 (8)#358 (4)——
2014#1,125 (225)#890 (42)#430 (8)#278 (6)#752 (4)#2,185 (9)
2013#1,121 (216)#882 (42)#564 (5)#440 (3)—#3,286 (5)
2012#1,065 (236)#722 (56)#426 (8)#383 (4)#510 (8)#3,334 (5)
2011#938 (275)#562 (72)#300 (13)—#937 (3)#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1993 at #230.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1908.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kelsie is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 29,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kelsie by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,790TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Kelsie (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KelsieCanadaGirls#2,4758
KelsieEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
KelsieIrelandGirls—too few
KelsieNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KelsieNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KelsieScotlandGirls—too few
KelsieUSGirls#2,23982
KelsieUSBoys—too few