Given name
Kelsie
“from the island of ships; of the ship's victory”
In English use, Kelsie has a related form in Kelsey. One English interpretation is “from the island of ships; of the ship's victory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kelsie has a related form in Kelsey. One English interpretation is “from the island of ships; of the ship's victory.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Kelsie has a related form in Kelsey. An origin associated with Kelsey is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Kelsie has a related form in Kelsey. The history of Kelsey gives this family its wider story. Kelsey’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Kelsie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19,936
- 345 boys · 19,591 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 1,228 babies
- 2025
- 82
- #2,248 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 82 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,248 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,222 in 1993. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 17,217 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.
Kelsie’s family of names
In English usage, Kelsie has a related form in Kelsey.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kelsie
- Kelsie AhbeCanadian pole vaulterborn 1991
- Kelsie HendryCanadian pole vaulterborn 1982
- Kelsie WhitmoreAmerican baseball player (born 1998)
- Sir BabygirlAmerican pop singerborn 1993
- Kelsie BurrowsNorthern Ireland footballerborn 2001
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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