Chelsea

Where Chelsea comes from

From Old English Ċealchȳþ, from cealc (“chalk”) + hȳþ (“landing place”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Chelsea
  • place
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Chelsea through the years
  1. 1910
    First appearance
    #2,398 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1957
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 1969
    Around this time: Chelsea Morning by Joni Mitchell
    Song, 1969 · Source
  4. 1980
    Chelsea Clinton born
    American author and global health advocate
  5. 1987
    Chelsea Manning born
    American activist and whistleblower
  6. 1992
    Peak, #15
    16,177 babies named Chelsea, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
  • A female given name transferred from the place name.
  • A male given name transferred from the place name.
Namesakes
  • Chelsea Manning · American activist and whistleblower, born 1987
  • Chelsea Clinton · American author and global health advocate, born 1980
  • Chelsea Kane · American actress and singer, born 1988
  • Chelsea Handler · American comedian, actress, author and talk show host, born 1975
  • Chelsea Peretti · American comedian and actress, born 1978

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.