Given name & surname
Kelbie
“from the waters”·“from the farm near the spring”
Kelbie is a variant of Kelby. Interpretations include “from the waters” and “from the farm near the spring”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kelbie is a variant of Kelby. Interpretations include “from the waters” and “from the farm near the spring”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kelbie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 286
- 0 boys · 286 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,123 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +17%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,123 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 259 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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