Kelcey
Kelcey is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kelcey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kelcey is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kelcey
As a girl name
Kelcey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1958, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 161 Kelceys were born — ranking #1,112 that year. As of 2026, Kelcey ranks #9,521 for girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Kelceys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kelcey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1967, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 39 Kelceys were born — ranking #1,406 that year. As of 2026, Kelcey ranks #12,230 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 697 Kelceys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kelcey
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About the name Kelcey
Kelcey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kelcey's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #1,112. Use the chart and map above to compare Kelcey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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