Kelsea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEL-see
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #3,831 for girls
Kelsea is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “ship victory”. In 2025 it ranked 3,831st for girls in the US (38 babies).
What does Kelsea mean?
English: spelling of Kelsey, an English surname from Old English Ceolsige
“ship victory”
Kelsey began as an English place name and surname taken from the Old English personal name Ceolsige.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kelsea a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelsea is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 38 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kelsea in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 45 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kelsea in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kelsea in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,390 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,327 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,681 |
| 2005 | 24 | #1,128 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 23 | #1,087 |
| 2002 | 24 | #1,016 |
| 2001 | 31 | #832 |
| 2000 | 26 | #925 |
| 1999 | 37 | #704 |
| 1998 | 45 | #628 |
| 1997 | 35 | #758 |
| 1996 | 38 | #689 |
How popular is Kelsea in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,831among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 42,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the US were named Kelsea, making it the 3,831st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,394th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 457 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Kelsea in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 564 girls in the US were given Kelsea or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #537, up from #3,831 for this spelling alone.
Kelsea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,831 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,892 |
| 2023 | 42 | #3,638 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,928 |
| 2021 | 55 | #3,002 |
| 2020 | 73 | #2,394 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,856 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,508 |
| 2017 | 92 | #2,097 |
| 2016 | 80 | #2,343 |
| 2015 | 47 | #3,389 |
| 2014 | 36 | #4,101 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,541 |
| 2012 | 54 | #3,093 |
| 2011 | 51 | #3,221 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,670 |
| 2009 | 75 | #2,509 |
| 2008 | 84 | #2,318 |
| 2007 | 83 | #2,311 |
| 2006 | 113 | #1,809 |
| 2005 | 121 | #1,644 |
| 2004 | 126 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 150 | #1,347 |
| 2002 | 144 | #1,344 |
| 2001 | 145 | #1,321 |
| 2000 | 163 | #1,215 |
| 1999 | 171 | #1,141 |
| 1998 | 233 | #904 |
| 1997 | 292 | #728 |
| 1996 | 342 | #652 |
| 1995 | 337 | #642 |
| 1994 | 408 | #567 |
| 1993 | 452 | #530 |
| 1992 | 457 | #520 |
| 1991 | 368 | #614 |
| 1990 | 262 | #779 |
| 1989 | 221 | #841 |
| 1988 | 125 | #1,203 |
| 1987 | 82 | #1,544 |
| 1986 | 52 | #2,051 |
| 1985 | 29 | #3,083 |
| 1984 | 30 | #2,914 |
| 1983 | 26 | #3,150 |
| 1982 | 20 | #3,897 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Names like Kelsea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Jasmine Amber Ellie Hannah Chloe Kiara Zoe Erin Molly Sydney Holly
Other spellings of Kelsea
Kelsey Kelsie Kelsi Kelsy Kelcie Kelce Kelcee Kelsei Kelci Kelcy
Names related to Kelsea
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie
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, “Kelsea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kelsea, updated 20 October 2026.