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Kelsey
OriginEnglish surname
Meaning"Cenel's island"
About Kelsey
Kelsey (ex-Frasier) Grammer is a famous male bearer, although most modern Kelseys are female (in the US at least). It derives from several English place names, possibly meaning "Cenel's island", from the Old English name Cenel "fierce".
Pronounced KEL-see.
As of October 2026, Kelsey ranked #6286 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #631 in 1989.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,779 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,506 | 23 | 13.2 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Kelseys
- (Allen) Kelsey Grammer
American actor
- Kelsey Gabriel Elias Grammer (b. 2014)
son of actor Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey in pop culture
- Kelsey
young boy in the movie "A Bag of Hammers" (2011)
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