girl's name
Kelsi
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,939
Northern Ireland
#567
2013 births
Kelsi is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1991, when 624 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 89,606 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Kelsi over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 158 |
| 1980s | 1,511 |
| 1990s | 5,054 |
| 2000s | 2,101 |
| 2010s | 1,023 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 298 |
How popular is Kelsi?
In 2025, Kelsi was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kelsi is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kelsi
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kelsi also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kelsi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kelsi
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kelsi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kelsi
How popular is the name Kelsi?
In 2025, Kelsi was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kelsi a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelsi is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kelsi most popular?
Kelsi peaked in 1991, when 624 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kelsi a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kelsi currently ranks #3,973 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.