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Kelsey

Meaning: Ship's victory, or fierce island
Origin: Old English

Girl's name · #814 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Kelsey reached #23 in 1992 and has faded to #814 since. About 150,000 girls have carried it since 1942.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Kelsey ranks in other countries and regions.

#581 in Ireland (2025) · #1,291 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,756 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,039 in France (2025) · #949 in Canada (2024).

Famous Kelseys

Kelsey Asbille — American actress
Kelsey Plum — American basketball player (born 1994)
Kelsey Serwa — Canadian freestyle skier
Kelsey Mitchell — Canadian track cyclist (born 1993)
Kelsey Robinson — American volleyball player and beach volleyball player

In stories & tradition

Kelsey Peters — Younger (TV series)
Kelsey Pokoly — Craig of the Creek (TV series)

What Kelseys become

Among 313 notable people named Kelsey:

Sports figures appear 2.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kelsey Plum, American basketball player (born 1994).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Kelsie (#2248), Kelsey would rank around #680 with about 420 births last year — the newborns split about 80/20 between Kelsey and Kelsie.

Similar names: Chelsea · Haley · Kelly · Casey · Shelby · Hayley

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