Kelsey-Leigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Old English
Kelsey-Leigh is a girls' name of Old English origin, meaning “ship + victory + wood, meadow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kelsey-Leigh mean?
Old English: Kelsey + Leigh
“ship + victory + wood, meadow”
Joins Kelsey (Old English, “ship + victory”) and Leigh (“wood, meadow”).
Meanings borrowed from Kelsey and Leigh.
Is Kelsey-Leigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelsey-Leigh is a girls' name.
How popular is Kelsey-Leigh in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kelsey-Leigh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kelsey-Leigh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,912 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
Names like Kelsey-Leigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Caoimhe, Cassidy, Eowyn, Kayleigh, Teagan, Aoibheann, Caragh, Kianna, Erin, Bree, Brooke
More Old English names
Alfie, Edward, Teddy, Waylon, Alfred, Audrey, Edith, Wilfred, Ozzy, Edie, Eddie, Edwin, Ted, Teddie, Eduardo, Edgar
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kelsey-Leigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kelsey-leigh, updated 20 October 2026.