Baby name

Kelsey

Girl

Origin of the name

Kelsey was first an English place name and surname, whose exact origin is uncertain.

Short-lived name

Kelsey peaked in 1992, when 1 baby in 328 was given the name. Since then, the name has fallen 96%, to about 430 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 814. 57% of all babies named Kelsey since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

150,416births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 23rank at its peak, in 1992

Where babies named Kelsey are born

1992

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The darker the blue, the more common Kelsey is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Kelsey is most common in South Dakota (2.2 times), North Dakota (2.1) and Iowa (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Kelley 46,099
Kelsea 6,035
Kelsy 3,231
Kelcey 2,123
Kelsee 1,748

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