Kelsea

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A few things about Kelsea you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kelsea

Kelsea Ballerini

American singer and songwriter

Choose Kelsea and your child shares a first name with Kelsea Ballerini, an American singer and songwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kelsea, like who?” Kelsea Ballerini's Wikipedia article is available in 27 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 42,373 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Kelsea, 38 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kelsea would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKelsea first shows up in US birth records in 1976, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 49 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1992, when it ranked #520. Today it's #3,832, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKelsea was 3.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 11,136 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 42,373.
• 🍂TrendKelsea has slipped 1,438 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,832. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Kelsea

Kelsea is a girl name of English, Scandinavian and Scottish origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-sea”. US birth records list Kelsea for girls from 1976 to 2025, in 49 of those 50 years. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked #520 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,832, with 38 babies.

Origin:English namesScandinavian namesScottish names