Kelsey - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Kelsey \k(e)-lsey, kel-sey\ is pronounced KEL-see. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "victorious ship". Also possibly a place name referring to "island". Popular preference for Kelsey and its variants may be influenced by names like Chelsea and Casey.

Kelsey has 12 variant forms: Kelcey, Kelcie, Kelcy, Kellsey, Kellsie, Kelsa, Kelsea, Kelsee, Kelseigh, Kelsi, Kelsie and Kelsy.

For more information, see also the related name Nelsey.

Baby names that sound like Kelsey are Kalyssa, Kalissa and Kalisa.

Kelsey is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Kelsey. Click here to compare Kelsey with related baby names.