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Kelsey

By Sangeetha Sivaguru Senior Content Specialist
Updated: Sep 22, 2024 | 👁️ 45 Views | 🔊 15 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Sivaguru Ayyadurai (Chief Content Creator)

Gender: Unisex

Origin: English

Meaning: Bright-headed island, Cenel Island, Brave, Ship's Island

Pronunciation: KEHL-see, /ˈkɛl.si/, K EH L S IY

Popularity Rank: #3,535

On this page:

  • 1. Kelsey Meanings
  • 2. Kelsey Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Kelsey
  • 4. Translations of Kelsey
  • 5. Kelsey Name Popularity
  • 6. Kelsey popularity in U.S.
  • 7. Famous People with Name Kelsey
  • 8. Nicknames for Kelsey
  • 9. Kelsey Name Poster
  • 10. Names similar to Kelsey

Kelsey Meanings

  • Bright-headed island
    💎 40
    sangeetha on July 29, 2024
  • Cenel Island
  • Brave
  • Ship's Island
  • Shining Upon Man
  • Origin - English

Derived from an English surname, which was originally a place name meaning 'Cenel's island'. Cenel was a personal name meaning 'bright-headed' in Old English.

The name Kelsey is of English origin and means Bright-headed island, Cenel Island, Brave, Ship's Island, Shining Upon Man. It is often used as a Unisex name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Kelsey is commonly found in United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, and 68 more countries.

Kelsey Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: KEHL-see

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ˈkɛl.si/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: K EH L S IY

K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

EH: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)

S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)

IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

How to pronounce Kelsey?

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Translations of Kelsey

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Kelsey Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Kelsey is recorded 17,722 times globally, ranking it as the 3,535th most common name worldwide.

Kelsey is most prevalent in United States of America, with 11,673 occurrences, making it the 481th most popular name in the country.

In United States of America, the name Kelsey is found among 1 in every 155 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Kelsey Popularity by Country

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United States of America#4811 : 155
United Kingdom#5861 : 212
Canada#3541 : 224
Netherlands#1,4661 : 787
South Africa#4,0431 : 6,187
Ireland#9051 : 550
Belgium#2,5941 : 2,204
Costa Rica#1,3771 : 1,082
Italy#10,9131 : 12,448
Hong Kong#3,2451 : 5,370
France#21,9121 : 37,257
Malaysia#24,4881 : 58,547
Mexico#16,7801 : 29,058
China#1,8891 : 4,855
Singapore#8,8151 : 18,833
Nigeria#18,2391 : 44,603
Spain#15,6991 : 28,514
Malta#7121 : 1,045

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Kelsey popularity in U.S.

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This chart displays the ranking of the name Kelsey from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Famous People with Name Kelsey

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Nicknames for Kelsey

Kelso, Kelsinator, K-Dawg, Kelstastic, Kelsito, Sir Kelsey, Kelsworth, K-Man, Kelsarino, Kelsfire

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