Keslie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KES-lee
- Origin
- Modern
Keslie is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Keslie come from?
Modern: blend of Kelsey and Leslie
Is Keslie a girl's or a boy's name?
Keslie is a girls' name.
How popular is Keslie in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Keslie in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keslie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Names like Keslie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kylie, Kaylee, Brynlee, Teagan, Kaitlyn, Brylee, Cassidy, Keiry, Kaylynn, Kiara, Brooklyn, Kayden
Names related to Keslie
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Keslie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keslie, updated 20 October 2026.