Kelsey (given name)
Kelsey is a given name of English origin. The name most probably derives from an Old English given name Ceolsige, which meant "ship's victory", or it could be a place name meaning "Cenel's island". "Cenel's Island" is a combination of the Old English word "cenel", meaning "fierce", and "eg", meaning island.
Kelsey was the 201st most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007, among the top 50 most popular names for girls in the 1990s, and last ranked among the top 1,000 most common names for boys in 1996. It was the 528th most common name for women in the United States in the 1990 census. Kelsey was ranked among the top 100 names for girls born in Scotland in 2007. It was also among the top 100 names for girls born in England and Wales in the late 1990s.
People with the name
- Kelsey Asbille, American actress
- Kelsey Bing, American field hockey player
- Kelsey Bone, American basketball player
- Kelsey Bulkin, American singer and musician
- Kelsey Card, American athlete
- Kelsey Davis, American soccer player
- Kelsey Grammer, American actor, director, and writer
- Kelsey Griffin, American–Australian basketball player
- Kelsey Hightower, American software engineer, developer advocate, and speaker
- Kelsey Impicciche, American YouTuber
- Kelsey Martin, American professor
- Kelsey McKinney, American journalist and author
- Kelsey Merritt, Filipino-American model
- Kelsey Mitchell (basketball), American basketball player
- Kelsey Mitchell (cyclist), Canadian track cyclist
- Kelsey Piper, American journalist
- Kelsey Plum, American basketball player
- Kelsey Reelick, American rower
- Kelsey Scott, American actress, screenwriter and director
- Kelsey Smith, American murder victim
- Kelsey Waldon, American country singer and songwriter
- Kelsey Wingert, American sports reporter