Kelsey

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Primarily a girl's name · 97% girls

Also spelled: Kelsey- (3)

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 596 babies (rank #88 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

7,201
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
596
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
1996438#107
1997476#105
1998596#88
1999500#102
2000471#103
2001435#111
2002386#120
2003473#102
2004385#132
2005441#121
2006408#136
2007382#142
2008325#164
2009291#183
2010260#198
2011193#254
2012151#322
2013121#373
2014103#425
201571#598
201671#601