Kelsey
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning island of the ship; a place name.
Babies a year
799
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#814
down from #671
UK popularity
#1271
25 babies
How Kelsey has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #344 |
| 2016 | #383 |
| 2017 | #397 |
| 2018 | #421 |
| 2019 | #470 |
| 2020 | #528 |
| 2021 | #625 |
| 2022 | #629 |
| 2023 | #662 |
| 2024 | #671 |
| 2025 | #814 |
In 2025, 25 babies in England and Wales were named Kelsey. In the US, 799 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 11,714 in 1992.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Kelsey was most common in 1990, when it went to 0.46% of American babies of that sex.
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