Kelci
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEL-see
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Kelci is a girls' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
What does Kelci mean?
English: spelling of Kelcie, itself a variant of Kelsey, an English place name and surname
Kelsey comes from an Old English place name; its first element is usually taken to be a personal name.
Meaning borrowed from Kelcie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kelci a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelci is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kelci in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kelci in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kelci in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2 | #7,797 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,280 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,263 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Kelci in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #13,203among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Kelci, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 154 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
2025 had fewer girls named Kelci than any year since 1979.
Half of all the girls named Kelci in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 564 girls in the US were given Kelci or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #537, up from #13,203 for this spelling alone.
Kelci in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5,315 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5,112 |
| 2011 | 33 | #4,352 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4,734 |
| 2009 | 42 | #3,736 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3,644 |
| 2007 | 43 | #3,720 |
| 2006 | 44 | #3,563 |
| 2005 | 55 | #2,931 |
| 2004 | 61 | #2,675 |
| 2003 | 77 | #2,226 |
| 2002 | 74 | #2,225 |
| 2001 | 86 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 63 | #2,422 |
| 1999 | 73 | #2,092 |
| 1998 | 86 | #1,798 |
| 1997 | 111 | #1,473 |
| 1996 | 125 | #1,346 |
| 1995 | 121 | #1,352 |
| 1994 | 125 | #1,338 |
| 1993 | 154 | #1,146 |
| 1992 | 146 | #1,192 |
| 1991 | 140 | #1,220 |
| 1990 | 127 | #1,275 |
| 1989 | 105 | #1,411 |
| 1988 | 76 | #1,684 |
| 1987 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 1986 | 28 | #3,201 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 14 | #4,965 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
Nicknames for Kelci
- Kels
Names like Kelci
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Kiara Ffion Erin Eden Niamh Riley Caitlin Caoimhe Jasmine Ocean Brooke
Other spellings of Kelci
Kelsey Kelsie Kelsea Kelsi Kelsy Kelcie Kelce Kelcee Kelsei Kelcy
Names related to Kelci
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, “Kelci: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kelci, updated 20 October 2026.