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It feels trendy overall, with the K and the -ey ending and the fact that it's unisex at least in theory, and I generally do not like modern-sounding unisex names, but Kelsey is one of the exceptions. I also like Chelsea, Kelly and Shelley. Would never use it on a child, and I don't think it ages well, but I think it sounds nice and makes me think of a nice person, even though I don't know anyone named Kelsey. It just has a bit of a friendly feel to me for some reason.

It’s okay — it’s cute. I like the spelling Kelsea. But I prefer Chelsea at the end of the day.

Meh. As surnames on girls go, it's one of the better, more feminine-sounding ones. So as surnames on girls go, there are far worse ones. Yet it was quite the flash-in-the-pan, and so is becoming dated at a quicker rate than most other names.

I wouldn’t use it, but I like trendy-ish names starting with K. It might become very dated, though.

I just think of the restaurant chain.

Same outdated vibe as Brittany, Stefanie and Lisa

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not the worst but not a love

This message was edited 3/11/2020, 9:09 PM

It's nice. Not a fave but if I were a writer, I'd use it for a likeable character.
It's like a riff on Kelly. Kelly, Kelsey, Kacey, Kayley, Kenzie, Kylie, Kinsley... all members of a name family, kinda.
I think it'd be cooler to see it on a guy, but there's not much hope of that.

It mainly just sounds like a trendy but not mega popular name, somewhere between Shelley / Kelly and Keira / Chloe / Kylie / Kennedy in age.

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I know 3, who are my age, late 20s and 30.
That's less than the Brittanys or Ashleys I've met, more than the Janelles or Cassidys, about the same as Crystal / Krystal.

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It's pleasant enough, though not something I'd consider using for a kid ever.

This message was edited 3/11/2020, 6:44 PM

It’s okay, but dated. Side note, am I the only one who thinks it’s strange Chelsea was consistently more popular named Kelsey? I know way more people named Kelsey and it sounds more “legitimate” while Chelsea sounds like a knock off.

its ok

Love.
I actually have two nieces with this name, one on my side of the family and one on my husbands side. It’s adorable.

It's very dated to me, but I don't dislike it. Kels is a cute nickname, and most Kelseys I knew were that at least some of the time. Definitely better than Chelsea.