Kelsea Brown
There are approximately 27 people named Kelsea Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 12,694,605 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Kelsea with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
27
1 in 12,694,605
Named Kelsea
5.8K
Alive today
Named Brown
1.6M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 5.8K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1992
Average age: 27
Top Census group: White (78.5%)
Estimated bearers: 1.6M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #4
Per 100K: 463.73
Top ancestry: White (55.4%)
First name trend
Kelsea: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Kelsea. The peak year was 1992 with 457 births. The average person named Kelsea today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kelsea
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Kelsea, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 78.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kelsea described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Kelsea at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.5% · 3,967
- Black or African American8.3% · 417
- Two or more races5.5% · 277
- Hispanic or Latino4.8% · 241
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 100
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 51
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Brown surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Brown, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 55.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Brown described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Brown at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White55.4% · 768,332
- Black or African American34.7% · 480,749
- Two or more races4.8% · 66,938
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 49,166
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 11,738
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 9,160
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Kelsea has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0017% of the US population, based on 5,834 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Kelsea right now.
The surname Brown appears at a rate of 463.73 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.4637%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 27 people with the full name Kelsea Brown. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Kelsea
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FAQ
Kelsea Brown: questions and answers
How many people are named Kelsea Brown?
We estimate approximately 27 people in the United States share the full name Kelsea Brown. That works out to about 1 in 12,694,605 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0017%) with the surname frequency (463.73 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Kelsea Brown?
We classify Kelsea Brown as "Very Rare". About 1 in 12,694,605 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Kelsea a male or female name?
Kelsea is predominantly female. Out of 6,002 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Kelsea profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Kelsea Brown?
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