Kelsey

KEL-see

English surname

"Cenel's island"

Kelsey Origin and Meaning

The name Kelsey is a girl's name of English origin meaning "Cenel's island".

Yesterday's hottie, today's mom name. It derives from several English place names and may mean "Cenel's island", from the Old English name Cenel "fierce".

Kelsey Rank in US Top 1000

# 662 in the US

Kelsey Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1339 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Kelsey

• 662 US 2023
• 1339 Nameberry 2025
• 781 England 2019

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Famous People Named Kelsey

• Kelsey Asbill Chow American actress
• Kelsey Keel American actress
• Kelsey Plum American basketball player
• Kelsey Lynn Batelaan American actress
• Kelsey Michelle Griffin American basketball player
• Kelsey Renée Bone American basketball player
• Kelsey Mulrooney American actress
• Kelsey Fowler American actress
• Kelsey Laine Davis American soccer player
• Kelsey Card American discus thrower
• Kelsey Beth Crossley, English actress
• Kelsey Bahiyyih Bulkin American pop singer
• Kelsey Nixon American TV chef
• Kelsey Elizabeth Griswold American beauty queen; Miss Oklahoma 2013
• Kelsey Martinovich Australian model
• Kelsey Calemine Instagram influencer (@fatherkels)
• Kelsey Scott American YouTube vlogger
• Kelsey Wakefield Australian water polo player
• Kelsey Lee Clarke (b. 2015) daughter of Michael and Kyly Clarke

The name Kelsey in Pop Culture

• 'Kelsey " song by Metro Station
• Kelsey Hayes character in the Tiger's Curse series by Colleen Houck
• Kelsey Peters played by Hillary Duff on "Younger"