Kelce
Kelce Origin and Meaning
The surname of Taylor Swift's NFL beau, Travis Kelce, is seeing new life as a given name. Could Swifties take this name to the top?
We've seen predictions that Kelce will be a trending baby name in years to come and while there haven't been swarms of Kelces just yet, it did double in use between 2022 and 2023. Given to 36 girls and 24 boys, compared to 18 and 13 the year before, it was one of the fastest rising gender neutral names of the year.
While some may say Taylor Swift can make anything cool, others would argue she can't rescue her boyfriends surnames from the dated image surrounding Millennial favorite Kelsey. Only time will tell.
The name derives from an English surname and place name meaning "Cenel's island", Cenel being an Old English given name, meaning fierce" — something that might make it more appealing to contemporary parents.