Kelsie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEL-see
- Origin
- Old English
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,239 for girls
Kelsie is a girls' name of Old English origin, meaning “ship + victory”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 2,239th for girls in the US (82 babies).
What does Kelsie mean?
Old English: spelling of Kelsey
“ship + victory”
Spelling of Kelsey, an English surname from the Old English personal name Ceolsige.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kelsie a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelsie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 82 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kelsie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Kelsie, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 156 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kelsie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 34 girls in the UK were given Kelsie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #950, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Kelsie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,729 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,248 |
| 2016 | 40 | #985 |
| 2015 | 52 | #799 |
| 2014 | 56 | #754 |
| 2013 | 50 | #816 |
| 2012 | 68 | #673 |
| 2011 | 85 | #541 |
| 2010 | 122 | #403 |
| 2009 | 135 | #360 |
| 2008 | 143 | #349 |
| 2007 | 156 | #327 |
| 2006 | 153 | #318 |
| 2005 | 135 | #332 |
| 2004 | 124 | #341 |
| 2003 | 111 | #367 |
| 2002 | 102 | #370 |
| 2001 | 78 | #441 |
| 2000 | 94 | #387 |
| 1999 | 105 | #346 |
| 1998 | 119 | #331 |
| 1997 | 90 | #408 |
| 1996 | 76 | #440 |
How popular is Kelsie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,239among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 82about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 82 girls in the US were named Kelsie, making it the 2,239th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,860th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 1,222 girls. It first appears in the records in 1908.
Half of all the girls named Kelsie in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 564 girls in the US were given Kelsie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #537, up from #2,239 for this spelling alone.
Kelsie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | #2,239 |
| 2024 | 80 | #2,303 |
| 2023 | 112 | #1,802 |
| 2022 | 127 | #1,659 |
| 2021 | 103 | #1,910 |
| 2020 | 104 | #1,860 |
| 2019 | 150 | #1,465 |
| 2018 | 165 | #1,367 |
| 2017 | 176 | #1,321 |
| 2016 | 229 | #1,110 |
| 2015 | 223 | #1,135 |
| 2014 | 225 | #1,125 |
| 2013 | 216 | #1,121 |
| 2012 | 236 | #1,065 |
| 2011 | 275 | #938 |
| 2010 | 315 | #851 |
| 2009 | 326 | #854 |
| 2008 | 373 | #787 |
| 2007 | 398 | #732 |
| 2006 | 360 | #762 |
| 2005 | 351 | #758 |
| 2004 | 428 | #638 |
| 2003 | 460 | #594 |
| 2002 | 510 | #538 |
| 2001 | 525 | #514 |
| 2000 | 641 | #441 |
| 1999 | 677 | #411 |
| 1998 | 828 | #351 |
| 1997 | 860 | #332 |
| 1996 | 1,024 | #283 |
| 1995 | 1,000 | #274 |
| 1994 | 1,089 | #258 |
| 1993 | 1,222 | #230 |
| 1992 | 1,116 | #250 |
| 1991 | 1,038 | #267 |
| 1990 | 856 | #321 |
| 1989 | 760 | #333 |
| 1988 | 426 | #519 |
| 1987 | 345 | #575 |
| 1986 | 231 | #750 |
| 1985 | 156 | #981 |
| 1984 | 134 | #1,051 |
| 1983 | 115 | #1,150 |
| 1982 | 79 | #1,510 |
| 1981 | 75 | #1,568 |
| 1980 | 44 | #2,246 |
| 1979 | 37 | #2,477 |
| 1978 | 29 | #2,801 |
| 1977 | 19 | #3,760 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 28 | #2,680 |
| 1974 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 16 | #3,711 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,425 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,970 |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,007 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,899 |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,398 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #2,101 |
Names like Kelsie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine Ellie Chloe Zoe Erin Hannah Molly Katie Sophie Amber Emily Edie
Other spellings of Kelsie
Kelsey Kelsi Kelsea Kelsy Kelcie Kelce Kelcee Kelsei Kelci Kelcy
Names related to Kelsie
More Old English names
Alfie Edward Teddy Waylon Alfred Audrey Edith Wilfred Ozzy Eddie Edwin Ted Teddie Eduardo Edgar Alden
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, “Kelsie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kelsie, updated 20 October 2026.