Kelsey

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Kelsey is a given name of English origin. The name most probably derives from an Old English given name Cฤ“olsiฤกe, which meant "ship's victory", or it could be a place name meaning "Cenel's island".

From Wikipedia

Kelsey first appears in the data in 1990 and has been recorded in 8 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 65 babies (rank #105 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kelsey

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kelsey yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

223
Total babies (all years)
8
Years in the data
65
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199040#111
199149#104
199554#105
199665#105
20143#495
20153#482
20163#462
20175#300