Gender:
Origin:
English
104 famous people named Kelsey found on Wikipedia.
146975 female, 5222 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
417-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
23-th in year 1992
Used in: English
Kelsey is a given name meaning "from the ship's island". The name could be derived from an English given name Ceolsige, which meant "ship's victory", or it could be an Old English place name meaning "Cenel's island". "Cenel's Island" is a combination of the Old English word "cenel", meaning "fierce", and "eg", meaning island.
Another explanation of the meaning of "Kelsey" says that the name has Scandinavian origins, roughly meaning "isle of the ships".
Kelsey was the 201st most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007. It was among the top 50 most popular names for girls there in the 1990s. It was last ranked among the top 1,000 most common names for boys there 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 given name Kelsey:
Male
Kelsey Grammer (born 1955), American actor, director, and writer
Female
Kelsey Chow (born 1991), American actress
Kelsey Davis (born 1987), American soccer player
Kelsey Griffin (born 1987), American basketball player
Kelsey Plum (born 1994), American basketball player
Kelsey Card (born 1992), American athlete
Kelsey Bayes-Moke (born 1991), New Zealand beautiful woman
Cenel's land. Combine of cenel (fierce) and eg (island).
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Kelsey Grammer | 1955 | American actor, comedian, producer, director, writer, voice artist |
2 | Kelsey Chow | 1991 | Actress |
3 | Frances Oldham Kelsey | 1914 | Canadian-American pharmacologist who refused to authorize thalidomide for market in the U.S. |
4 | Kelsey Plum | 1994 | American basketball player |
5 | Ian Kelsey | 1966 | British actor |
6 | Kelsey Nixon | 1987 | American chef |
7 | Kelsey Fowler | 1996 | American child actor |
8 | Kelsey Robinson | 1992 | American volleyball player and beach volleyball player |
9 | Henry Kelsey | 1667 | Canadian explorer |
10 | Pat Kelsey | 1975 | American basketball coach and basketball player |
11 | Edward Kelsey | 1930 | British actor |
12 | Kelsey Sanders | 1990 | American actress and singer |
13 | Kelsey Peters | ||
14 | Kelsey Martinovich | 1990 | Australian model |
15 | Kelsey Bone | 1991 | Basketball player |
16 | Anita Kelsey | 2000 | British singer-songwriter |
17 | Kelsey Rocque | 1994 | |
18 | Jack Kelsey | 1929 | Welsh footballer |
19 | Fred Kelsey | 1884 | Actor, director, screenwriter |
20 | Kelsey Griswold | 1992 | Beauty pageant winner |
21 | Brian Kelsey | 1977 | American politician |
22 | Kelsey Earley | 1991 | |
23 | Kelsey Griffin | 1987 | American women's basketball player |
24 | Kelsey Ramsden | 1976 | Canadian entrepreneur |
25 | Bobbie Kelsey | 1972 | American basketball coach |
26 | Benjamin S. Kelsey | 1906 | United States Air Force general and test pilot |
27 | Jane Kelsey | New Zealand lawyer | |
28 | Kelsey Patterson | 1954 | American murderer |
29 | Kelsey Serwa | 1989 | Canadian freestyle skier |
30 | Tim Kelsey | 1965 | Journalist, entrepreneur, Transparency Tsar |
31 | Kelsey Barlow | 1991 | American basketball player |
32 | Nancy Kelsey | 1823 | American pioneer |
33 | Kelsey Wys | 1991 | American association football player |
34 | Ben Kelsey | 1984 | Strongman athlete |
35 | D. Arthur Kelsey | 1961 | American judge |
36 | Kelsey Wilson | 1986 | Canadian ice hockey player |
37 | Kelsey Campbell | 1985 | Olympic wrestler |
38 | Kelsey Moore | 1990 | American beauty pageant contestant |
39 | Kelsey Tessier | 1990 | Canadian ice hockey player |
40 | Hugh Kelsey | 1926 | Scottish bridge player and writer |
41 | Kelsey Brookes | 1978 | American artist |
42 | Kelsey Card | 1992 | |
43 | David Kelsey | 1932 | American theologian and academic |
44 | Chris Kelsey | 1961 | American musician |
45 | Kelsey Begaye | 1951 | American politician |
46 | Kelsey Kolojejchick | 1991 | |
47 | Weston Kelsey | 1981 | US-American épée fencer |
48 | Kelsey Jones | 1922 | Canadian musician |
49 | Kelsey Smith | 1994 | |
50 | Kelsey Harrison | 1933 | Medical researcher |
51 | Kelsey Kollen-Putz | 1981 | American softball player |
52 | James Kelsey | 1964 | American artist |
53 | Kelsey Wakefield | 1991 | Australian female water polo player |
54 | Otto Kelsey | 1852 | New York politician |
55 | Kelsey Titmarsh | 1993 | Canadian rhythmic gymnast |
56 | Kelsey Batelaan | 1995 | American actress |
57 | Kelsey Davis | 1987 | Association footballer |
58 | Charles William Kelsey | 1877 | Canadian artist |
59 | Benjamin Kelsey | 1813 | American pioneer |
60 | Kelsey Balkwill | 1992 | Canadian hurdler |
61 | Dick Kelsey | 1946 | American politician |
62 | Thomas Kelsey | English merchant | |
63 | William H. Kelsey | 1812 | American politician |
64 | Kelsey Bulkin | 1985 | |
65 | Lorenzo A. Kelsey | 1803 | American politician |
66 | Kelsey Leonard | ||
67 | Kelsey Martin | ||
68 | Kelsey Lewis | 1995 | American actress |
69 | Kelsey Adrian | 1989 | Canadian basketball player |
70 | Kelsey Koelzer | 1995 | |
71 | Albert Kelsey | 1870 | American architect |
72 | Kelsey Cottrell | 1990 | Australian lawn bowler |
73 | Kelsey Bevan | 1990 | New Zealand rower |
74 | Kelsey DiClaudio | 1997 | American ice sledge hockey player |
75 | Mavis Kelsey | 1912 | American physician |
76 | Kelsey Lalor | 1998 | |
77 | Jim Kelsey | 1952 | American bishop |
78 | Alice Geer Kelsey | Author | |
79 | Edwin B. Kelsey | 1826 | American politician, lawyer, and businessman |
80 | Francis W. Kelsey | 1858 | American classical philologist and archaeologist |
81 | H. C. Kelsey | American politician | |
82 | Charles S. Kelsey | 1822 | |
83 | Harry Estes Kelsey | 1873 | |
84 | Kelsey Nakanelua | 1967 | American Samoan athletics competitor |
85 | Billy Kelsey | 1881 | American baseball player |
86 | Greg Kelsey | 1893 | |
87 | Lloyd Kelsey | 1897 | Olympic tug of war competitor of the United States |
88 | Kelsey Wog | ||
89 | Kelsey Ladt | ||
90 | Kelsey Duryea | American lacrosse player | |
91 | Bob Kelsey | 1925 | Australian rules footballer |
92 | Kelsey White | 1990 | Waterpolo player |
93 | Marcel Kelsey | 1894 | |
94 | John Kelsey | 1867 | English cricketer |
95 | Milo Kelsey | 1808 | |
96 | Kelsey | Cricketer | |
97 | Linda Kelsey | Journalist, magazine editor and author | |
98 | Kelsey Haycook | 1993 | American association football player |
99 | Lavinia Jane Kelsey | 1856 | Kindergarten founder, teacher |
100 | Harlan Kelsey | 1872 | American landscape architect |
101 | Howard Kelsey | 1957 | Canadian basketball player |
102 | Kelsey Pardue | 2000 | American association football player |
103 | Harlan Page Kelsey | 1872 | Botanist (1872-1959) |
104 | Kelsey Neumann |