Fun Facts About the Name Kelsei
- 337 babies named Kelsei: U.S. records list 337 babies given the name Kelsei from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kelsei Mean?
Kelsei is a respelled variant of Kelsey, an English name that comes from a place name and surname. The place name is Old English, usually explained as the personal name Cēol (or a compound such as Cēolsige) joined to ēg, "island." The literal sense is therefore "Cēol's island." A competing reading treats the first element not as a personal name but as the common Old English noun cēol, "ship," which would give "island of the ship." Which of these lies behind the Lincolnshire place name is not fully settled, and the two explanations are often given side by side.
Kelsei Name History & Origins
Kelsey started as a place name in Lincolnshire, England, where the villages of North Kelsey and South Kelsey lie; the surname Kelsey was taken from that location. English surnames of this kind identified a family by where it came from, and Kelsey was established as a surname well before it was used as a first name.
The name moved into given-name use in the English-speaking world during the 19th century, when turning surnames into first names became common. It was given to boys at first, and later to girls as well, with spellings such as Kelsie, Kelsi, Kelcie, and Kelsea appearing alongside it. Kelsei is part of that set of respellings: it keeps the usual pronunciation of Kelsey and replaces the final -ey with -ei, a way of spelling the closing long "ee" sound that also appears in other modern name variants.
How Popular is the Name Kelsei?
Kelsei has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1996. Its best rank was #5,179 in 1996.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,547 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,795 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #16,481 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #12,810 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #10,128 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #11,010 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #13,402 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #15,295 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #8,696 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #9,855 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #12,815 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #12,772 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #15,997 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #9,706 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #10,437 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #13,308 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #14,350 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #15,475 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #9,580 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #8,256 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #8,551 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #7,977 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #9,537 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #10,873 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #8,279 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #6,653 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #5,179 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #9,131 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #8,454 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #6,835 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #6,849 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #6,421 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #12,092 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #11,538 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #12,771 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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