Kellsey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEL-see
- Origin
- Old English
Kellsey is a girls' name of Old English origin, meaning “ship + victory”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kellsey mean?
Old English: spelling of Kelsey; from an English surname, from the personal name Ceolsige
“ship + victory”
From an English surname derived from the Old English name Ceolsige, or from the Lincolnshire place name Kelsey.
Meaning borrowed from Kelsey. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kellsey a girl's or a boy's name?
Kellsey is a girls' name.
How popular is Kellsey 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 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Kellsey in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kellsey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 1993 | 38 | #3,047 |
| 1992 | 30 | #3,575 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
Names like Kellsey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy Keeley Kaitlyn Kenley Kelsey Teagan Keely Kinley Kennedy Kiara Devyn Ashley
Names related to Kellsey
More Old English names
Alfie Edward Teddy Waylon Alfred Audrey Edith Wilfred Ozzy Edie Eddie Edwin Ted Teddie Eduardo Edgar
Sources
Figures from 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, “Kellsey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kellsey, updated 20 October 2026.