Kelsie
Variant spelling of Kelsey, which began as an English surname taken from a place name combining the Old English personal name Cenel with eg, meaning island or dry ground.
Kelsie in 2025
Kelsie was given to 82 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,066th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 40,431 babies born.
The history of Kelsie
Kelsie reached its highest point in 1993, when 1,228 babies were given the name, ranking 473rd that year.
Across the 118 years of records since 1908, 19,936 babies have been named Kelsie. Half of them were born before 1996, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Kelsie has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Kelsie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kelsie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 3,431 |
| 1910s | 79 | 2,476 |
| 1920s | 91 | 3,841 |
| 1930s | 59 | 4,765 |
| 1940s | 54 | 3,663 |
| 1950s | 29 | 5,025 |
| 1960s | 54 | 5,052 |
| 1970s | 215 | 3,541 |
| 1980s | 2,389 | 649 |
| 1990s | 9,766 | 473 |
| 2000s | 4,377 | 830 |
| 2010s | 2,210 | 1,569 |
| 2020s | 608 | 3,053 |
Where Kelsie is heading
Kelsie has fallen 63% over the past decade, from 223 babies in 2015 to 82 in 2025.
Names like Kelsie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kelsie.