Kelsey
Kelsey is an English name derived from an Old English place name meaning 'ship's island' or 'Cenel's island.' It became popular as a unisex name in the 1980s-90s, though it's now primarily used for girls.
Current Popularity
Popularity over time
Dashed bar: 2026 (projected): 302. How this is calculated
Yearly values
- 2011: 1,266
- 2012: 1,214
- 2013: 1,049
- 2014: 1,017
- 2015: 955
- 2016: 859
- 2017: 788
- 2018: 740
- 2019: 664
- 2020: 574
- 2021: 477
- 2022: 466
- 2023: 444
- 2024: 430
- 2025: 335
- 2026 (projected): 302
Good to Know
- •Easy to spell and pronounce
- •Has a casual, friendly feel that suits all ages
- •Originally a surname and place name from England
- •Popular in the 1990s, giving it a distinctly millennial association
- •Multiple spelling variations exist
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Famous People
Kelsey Grammer
Actor (note: male namesake)
Kelsey Asbille
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Kelsey Chow
Actress
Kelsey Lu
Musician and cellist
Statistics
150,416
Total births since 1880
1992
Peak year
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