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Kelsie

98% girls · 82 born in 2025

Kelsie has been given to about 19,936 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 19,435
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kelsie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 1,228
  • Born in 202582
  • All time19,936
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Kelsie?

Its best year was 1993, when 1,228 babies were given the name, ranking 230th. The typical living American called Kelsie is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in Ohio, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Kelsie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elsie0.88
  2. Kellie0.88
  3. Kenzie0.84
  4. Chelsie0.79
  5. Jessie0.75
  6. Bessie0.75
  7. Nellie0.75
  8. Ellie0.75

Middle names for Kelsie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kelsie Noelle0.83
  2. Kelsie Catherine0.80
  3. Kelsie Frances0.80
  4. Kelsie Belle0.80
  5. Kelsie Josephine0.80
  6. Kelsie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Kelsie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dariusbrother · 0.93
  2. Ravensister · 0.93
  3. Alejandrasister · 0.92
  4. Tianasister · 0.91
  5. Zachariahbrother · 0.89
  6. Alvarobrother · 0.88

Where Kelsie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Ohio0.01%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. Florida0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kelsie Wilson0.75
  2. Kelsie Williams0.75
  3. Kelsie Walker0.75
  4. Kelsie Turner0.75
  5. Kelsie Torres0.75
  6. Kelsie Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kelsie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Kelsie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.