Female name
Kelsey
7,473 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1998. Expression number: 5.
Origin
From Old English cēol (“ship”) + ieġ.From Wiktionary, entry “Kelsey”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1998: 619 births. 7,473 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 88th among girls' names in 1998. It is still given: 114 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1992: 11,882 births. 155,738 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 23rd among girls' names in 1992. It is given to girls (97%) as well as boys (3%). It really came into use around 1946. It is still given: 2,218 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1997: 43 births. 776 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. It really came into use around 1996. It is still given: 35 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 270 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
5
freedom, change, movement
2 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 7 = 23 → 5
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
5 + 5 = 10 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
4
work, structure, stability
2 + 3 + 1 + 7 = 13 → 4
- Digits missing from the name
- 4, 6, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.