Kelsie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “ship's victory”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- KEL-see · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (98% of all uses)
Variant spelling of Kelsey, from an English surname and place name. The surname is generally derived from Old English elements interpreted as 'ship' and 'victory/island'; the exact second element is debated. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Kelsie?
Babies named Kelsie in 202480
2024 rank#2,297 girls
Peak year1993
Total US babies since 188019,852
Kelsie is fading: recent use is about 46% of its level ten years before.
Names like Kelsie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Kelsie questions
What does the name Kelsie mean?
Kelsie means "ship's victory". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Variant spelling of Kelsey, from an English surname and place name. The surname is generally derived from Old English elements interpreted as 'ship' and 'victory/island'; the exact second element is debated.
Is Kelsie a boy or girl name?
Kelsie is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Kelsie?
80 US babies were named Kelsie in 2024. Its peak year was 1993.
How do you pronounce Kelsie?
Kelsie is usually pronounced KEL-see.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.