Kelcey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEL-see
- Origin
- English
Kelcey is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “ship victory”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kelcey mean?
English: spelling of Kelsey, an English surname from Old English Ceolsige
“ship victory”
A spelling of Kelsey, which comes from an English surname.
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Is Kelcey a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelcey is a girls' name.
How popular is Kelcey in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kelcey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kelcey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
How popular is Kelcey in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 161 girls. It first appears in the records in 1958.
Half of all the girls named Kelcey in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1970, 27% of the babies named Kelcey in the US were girls. By 2009 it was 72%, with more girls than boys since 1984.
Kelcey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4,369 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4,447 |
| 2007 | 37 | #4,130 |
| 2006 | 34 | #4,264 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4,369 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 35 | #3,865 |
| 2002 | 36 | #3,650 |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,840 |
| 2000 | 41 | #3,266 |
| 1999 | 54 | #2,607 |
| 1998 | 82 | #1,864 |
| 1997 | 81 | #1,825 |
| 1996 | 88 | #1,709 |
| 1995 | 98 | #1,546 |
| 1994 | 136 | #1,256 |
| 1993 | 161 | #1,111 |
| 1992 | 156 | #1,129 |
| 1991 | 149 | #1,170 |
| 1990 | 106 | #1,464 |
| 1989 | 121 | #1,298 |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,835 |
| 1987 | 45 | #2,330 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 21 | #3,851 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,159 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 14 | #3,231 |
Nicknames for Kelcey
- Kels
Names like Kelcey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Cassidy, Kiara, Caoimhe, Ffion, Caitlin, Riley, Teagan, Eden, Caragh, Aoibheann, Raegan
Names related to Kelcey
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kelcey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kelcey, updated 20 October 2026.