Kelsi
Kelsi is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kelsi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kelsi 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 Kelsi
Kelsi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1969, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1991: 624 births, good for #410 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Kelsis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,970 among baby girl names with 37 births, falling sharply (-49%). In total, more than 10K Kelsis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kelsi
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About the name Kelsi
Kelsi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Kelsi's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #410. Use the chart and map above to compare Kelsi'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.