The baby name Kelsey appears in baby name data for the United States from 1968 to 2024. It was most popular in 1991 with 14,419 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Kelsey has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1970 | 20 |
| 1971 | 17 |
| 1971 | 20 |
| 1972 | 30 |
| 1972 | 29 |
| 1973 | 13 |
| 1973 | 45 |
| 1974 | 32 |
| 1974 | 32 |
| 1975 | 44 |
| 1975 | 58 |
| 1976 | 60 |
| 1976 | 25 |
| 1977 | 107 |
| 1977 | 53 |
| 1978 | 94 |
| 1978 | 16 |
| 1979 | 183 |
| 1979 | 48 |
| 1980 | 306 |
| 1980 | 30 |
| 1981 | 502 |
| 1981 | 33 |
| 1982 | 831 |
| 1982 | 47 |
| 1983 | 1,300 |
| 1983 | 34 |
| 1984 | 1,798 |
| 1984 | 52 |
| 1985 | 1,986 |
| 1985 | 86 |
| 1986 | 3,135 |
| 1986 | 77 |
| 1987 | 5,910 |
| 1987 | 97 |
| 1988 | 6,887 |
| 1988 | 145 |
| 1989 | 11,840 |
| 1989 | 204 |
| 1990 | 10,795 |
| 1990 | 124 |
| 1991 | 14,419 |
| 1991 | 121 |
| 1992 | 13,801 |
| 1992 | 131 |
| 1993 | 12,563 |
| 1993 | 109 |
| 1994 | 11,740 |
| 1994 | 101 |
| 1995 | 9,508 |
| 1995 | 92 |
| 1996 | 8,949 |
| 1996 | 66 |
| 1997 | 6,830 |
| 1997 | 57 |
| 1998 | 7,333 |
| 1998 | 73 |
| 1999 | 5,030 |
| 1999 | 52 |
| 2000 | 4,227 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 3,722 |
| 2001 | 27 |
| 2002 | 3,261 |
| 2003 | 2,911 |
| 2003 | 33 |
| 2004 | 2,929 |
| 2004 | 74 |
| 2005 | 2,629 |
| 2006 | 2,435 |
| 2006 | 15 |
| 2007 | 2,267 |
| 2007 | 16 |
| 2008 | 2,137 |
| 2009 | 1,725 |
| 2010 | 1,493 |
| 2011 | 1,529 |
| 2012 | 1,418 |
| 2013 | 1,131 |
| 2014 | 1,054 |
| 2015 | 1,100 |
| 2016 | 1,066 |
| 2017 | 986 |
| 2018 | 786 |
| 2019 | 709 |
| 2020 | 623 |
| 2021 | 537 |
| 2022 | 531 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 520 |
| 2024 | 442 |