Kelsey
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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".
Kelsey for girls#814 US
Yesterday's hottie, today's mom name. Kelsey derives from several English place names and may mean "Cenel's island", from the Old English name Cenel "fierce".
Kelsey entered the Top 1000 in the late 70s and peaked in the early 90s. Though it's been on a long downward slide since then, it still ranks in the Top 1000, probably as the longtime favorite name of a lot of today's new moms. Though far from stylish, Kelsey has a sleek-but-warm appeal.
Pronounced KEL-see.
As of October 2026, Kelsey ranked #6286 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #631 in 1989.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,779 | 20 | #328 | 1,017 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #344 | 955 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #383 | 858 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #397 | 788 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #421 | 739 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #471 | 664 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #527 | 572 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #623 | 477 |
| 2022 | #4,506 | 23 | #631 | 466 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #664 | 444 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #671 | 430 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #814 | 335 |
World rankings
Kelsey for girls
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Famous Kelseys
- (Allen) Kelsey GrammerBoy
American actor
- Kelsey Gabriel Elias Grammer (b. 2014)Boy
son of actor Kelsey Grammer
- Kelsey Asbill ChowGirl
American actress
- Kelsey KeelGirl
American actress
- Kelsey PlumGirl
American basketball player
- Kelsey Lynn BatelaanGirl
American actress
- Kelsey Michelle GriffinGirl
American basketball player
- Kelsey Renée BoneGirl
American basketball player
- Kelsey MulrooneyGirl
American actress
- Kelsey FowlerGirl
American actress
- Kelsey Laine DavisGirl
American soccer player
- Kelsey CardGirl
American discus thrower
- KelseyGirl
Beth Crossley, English actress
- Kelsey Bahiyyih BulkinGirl
American pop singer
- Kelsey NixonGirl
American TV chef
- Kelsey Elizabeth GriswoldGirl
American beauty queen; Miss Oklahoma 2013
- Kelsey MartinovichGirl
Australian model
- Kelsey CalemineGirl
Instagram influencer (@fatherkels)
- Kelsey ScottGirl
American YouTube vlogger
- Kelsey WakefieldGirl
Australian water polo player
- Kelsey Lee Clarke (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of Michael and Kyly Clarke
Kelsey in pop culture
- KelseyBoy
young boy in the movie "A Bag of Hammers" (2011)
- 'KelseyGirl
" song by Metro Station
- Kelsey HayesGirl
character in the Tiger's Curse series by Colleen Houck
- Kelsey PetersGirl
played by Hillary Duff on "Younger"