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After the release of Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, fans are searching for a surprising fact about Travis Kelce. Much of the new album is about her relationship with the tight end. As they plan their wedding, some of her fans want to know if they’re pronouncing his name correctly.

Searches for Travis Kelce’s name have surged after Taylor Swift released her new album

According to research by language learning app Preply, searches for how to pronounce Kelce’s name jumped by 557% in the week after Swift released The Life of a Showgirl. While people pronounce his last name as “KEL-see,” his family name originally rhymed with “else.” Ed Kelce, Travis’ father, explained that he got tired of correcting people and just started to respond to “KEL-see.”

On an episode of his New Heights podcast, Travis said he will respond to either pronunciation. His brother Jason, however, warned fans not to call him by the original pronunciation. He prefers the new version of the name. 

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are planning their wedding

The jump in searches for Kelce’s name could have to do with the fact that many of the songs on The Life of a Showgirl are about him. Kelce and Swift began dating in 2023 and got engaged in 2025. While it’s unlikely that she will take his last name professionally, she could privately change her name.

After the release of her latest album, Swift can take time to plan her wedding. She’s reportedly looking forward to this after several very busy years.

“She’s ready for a break so she can focus on the wedding,” a source told People. “She’s very excited about planning the wedding.”

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In the immediate aftermath of their engagement, Swift and Kelce reportedly didn’t do much wedding planning. They wanted to enjoy their engagement without stress.

“It’s been a lot of excitement all at once,” the source said. “They’re both just really happy. It’s been a whirlwind, but it’s the good kind. They know how lucky they are to be in this moment together.”

Swift said she has never been someone who put much thought into marriage until she met Kelce.

People want to know how to pronounce these celebrities’ names as well

While searches for the pronunciation of Kelce’s name have surged, he doesn’t crack the top 20 of searches for celebrity names. Preply found that SZA tops the list of pronunciation searches with 415,200 annual worldwide searches. Ralph Fiennes is a distant second with 177,360 searches each year.

Other celebrity names people have searched include Saoirse Ronan, Chappell Roan, Rihanna, Joaquin Phoenix, and Timothée Chalamet.

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