Kelsy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEL-see
- Origin
- Old English
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Kelsy is a girls' name of Old English origin, meaning “ship + victory”. In 2025 it ranked 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Kelsy mean?
Old English: spelling of Kelsie, itself a spelling of Kelsey
“ship + victory”
Spelling of Kelsey, an English surname from the Old English personal name Ceolsige.
Meaning borrowed from Kelsie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kelsy a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelsy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kelsy in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kelsy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kelsy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Kelsy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,837among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Kelsy, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 1992, with 163 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Kelsy in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 564 girls in the US were given Kelsy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #537, up from #6,837 for this spelling alone.
Kelsy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5,440 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5,169 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5,445 |
| 2018 | 36 | #4,000 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 33 | #4,344 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5,286 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5,023 |
| 2013 | 33 | #4,334 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5,251 |
| 2011 | 45 | #3,495 |
| 2010 | 44 | #3,571 |
| 2009 | 56 | #3,046 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,855 |
| 2007 | 60 | #2,964 |
| 2006 | 75 | #2,459 |
| 2005 | 66 | #2,576 |
| 2004 | 63 | #2,616 |
| 2003 | 73 | #2,298 |
| 2002 | 81 | #2,097 |
| 2001 | 71 | #2,255 |
| 2000 | 102 | #1,715 |
| 1999 | 124 | #1,414 |
| 1998 | 141 | #1,279 |
| 1997 | 138 | #1,271 |
| 1996 | 142 | #1,230 |
| 1995 | 137 | #1,243 |
| 1994 | 153 | #1,157 |
| 1993 | 145 | #1,192 |
| 1992 | 163 | #1,097 |
| 1991 | 157 | #1,125 |
| 1990 | 151 | #1,137 |
| 1989 | 137 | #1,184 |
| 1988 | 85 | #1,550 |
| 1987 | 88 | #1,469 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,769 |
| 1985 | 65 | #1,739 |
| 1984 | 49 | #2,049 |
| 1983 | 40 | #2,359 |
| 1982 | 21 | #3,779 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
Names like Kelsy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Molly Emily Jasmine Keira Erin Lily Kiara Holly Hannah Chloe Cassidy Eden
Other spellings of Kelsy
Kelsey Kelsie Kelsea Kelsi Kelcie Kelce Kelcee Kelsei Kelci Kelcy
Names related to Kelsy
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), 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, “Kelsy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kelsy, updated 20 October 2026.