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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kelsee

Kelsee was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1430th with 113 babies. More babies were named Kelsee in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Kelsey) Cēol's island (English place name) · Old English

Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1993113 babies
Total since 1880
1,748babies recorded

What does the name Kelsee mean?

Kelsee is a spelling of Kelsey, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kelsey's meaning and origin.

Kelsey is an English habitational surname. Wiktionary derives it from Old English cēol, ship, a word also used as a personal name, plus īeg, island or dry ground in marsh, so "Cēol's island." The surname became a boys' name and then, from the mid-20th century, a girls' name; Wiktionary notes it was especially popular for girls in the 1990s. US records show it for boys from 1891 and for girls from 1942.

cēol (Old English, “ship; personal name Cēol”)īeġ (Old English, “island”)

How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only; place-name etymologies of this kind are sometimes uncertain.

Related names: Kelsie, Kelcie, Kelsi, Chelsea.

See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.

Sources for this meaning

Kelsee popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#11,6218
2010#5,32826
2000#2,41664
1990#1,74784
1980#11,1645
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How popular is Kelsee, counting every spelling?

Kelsee is a spelling of Kelsey, a name family that ranked #587 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 508 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Kelsey335#8142,152
Kelsie82#2,248504
Kelsea38#3,869230
Kelsi37#3,948228
Kelsy16#6,98196

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Kelsee?

About 1,700 people born in the US named Kelsee are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 22 and 33. That makes Kelsee mostly worn by children and young adults.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Kelsee by state

How common Kelsee was among girls born in each state in 1991–1995, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (12.1×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesWA0.03Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMI0.08New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesOR0.22Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOH0.07Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: 0.66 per 1,000 babiesUT0.66Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesKS0.08Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOK0.07Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesGA0.05Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTX0.07Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kelsee, girls, 1991–1995. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Kelsee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kelsee, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Kelsee

What does Kelsee mean?

Kelsee is a spelling of Kelsey, which means “Cēol's island (English place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.

How popular is the name Kelsee?

Kelsee was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1430th with 113 babies. More babies were named Kelsee in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Kelsee a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kelsee in the US.

Where was Kelsee most popular?

In 1991–1995, Kelsee was most common in Utah (0.66 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oregon and Michigan.