Given name

Keslee

“from the holly garden; of the gray fortress”

Keslee is a variant of Keslie. In American use, Keslie carries the interpretation “from the holly garden; of the gray fortress.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Keslee is a variant of Keslie. In American use, Keslie carries the interpretation “from the holly garden; of the gray fortress.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Keslee through the years

Babies since 1880
133
0 boys · 133 girls
Most popular year
2011
14 babies
2025
7
#12,558 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−41%
Cooling
02.557.5102025Highest share 20184.4
Keslee in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2002–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,558 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Keslee’s family of names

Keslee has a related form in Keslie.

Walk Keslee’s family in the name graph

KesleeKesleyKeslieKesslee

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Keslee, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Keili

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Kekeli

11Very rare

14% boys · 86% girls

Modern

Kerrington

15Very rareCooling

9% boys · 91% girls

Modern

Elsee

12Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Kenah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Cate

“one who is pure; virginal”

17Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Kamyle

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Canela

Canela is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish.

11Very rare

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Keslee’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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