Chelsea
#851 for girls in 2025, 319 births · Last seen for boys in 2018 at #12,156
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1992 · 16,177 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 162,884since 1910
Chelsea over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #851 | 319 | — | |
| 2024 | #787 | 358 | — | |
| 2023 | #712 | 397 | — | |
| 2022 | #693 | 424 | — | |
| 2021 | #635 | 466 | — | |
| 2020 | #644 | 449 | — | |
| 2019 | #545 | 557 | — | |
| 2018 | #471 | 664 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #381 | 818 | — | |
| 2016 | #354 | 933 | — | |
| 2015 | #309 | 1,057 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #275 | 1,196 | — | |
| 2013 | #271 | 1,179 | — | |
| 2012 | #235 | 1,356 | — | |
| 2011 | #222 | 1,425 | — | |
| 2010 | #223 | 1,417 | — | |
| 2009 | #232 | 1,429 | — | |
| 2008 | #222 | 1,518 | — | |
| 2007 | #209 | 1,644 | — | |
| 2006 | #192 | 1,824 | — | |
| 2005 | #200 | 1,734 | — | |
| 2004 | #195 | 1,752 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #176 | 1,838 | — | |
| 2002 | #179 | 1,785 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #153 | 2,120 | — | |
| 2000 | #140 | 2,380 | — | |
| 1999 | #122 | 2,725 | #7,139 | 8 |
| 1998 | #94 | 3,518 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #73 | 4,461 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #55 | 5,864 | #5,982 | 9 |
| 1995 | #47 | 6,761 | #4,280 | 14 |
| 1994 | #38 | 7,718 | #4,290 | 14 |
| 1993 | #25 | 11,287 | #3,501 | 18 |
| 1992 | #15 | 16,177 | #2,999 | 22 |
| 1991 | #18 | 13,509 | #2,227 | 32 |
| 1990 | #24 | 12,785 | #2,170 | 33 |
| 1989 | #27 | 11,252 | #1,615 | 49 |
| 1988 | #33 | 8,879 | #2,090 | 30 |
| 1987 | #47 | 6,631 | #2,468 | 22 |
| 1986 | #73 | 3,753 | #2,684 | 19 |
| 1985 | #75 | 3,613 | #2,710 | 18 |
| 1984 | #84 | 3,530 | #2,613 | 18 |
| 1983 | #102 | 2,708 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #170 | 1,715 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #408 | 542 | — | |
| 1980 | #412 | 540 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #458 | 443 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #409 | 505 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #421 | 482 | — | |
| 1976 | #442 | 441 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #509 | 351 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #474 | 377 | — | |
| 1973 | #630 | 240 | — | |
| 1972 | #678 | 218 | — | |
| 1971 | #740 | 202 | — | |
| 1970 | #692 | 226 | — | |
| 1969 | #701 | 201 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,834 | 42 | — | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | — | |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | — | |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | — | |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | — | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | — | |
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | — | |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | — | |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | — | |
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | — | |
| 1956 | — | #3,942 | 5 | |
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | — | |
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | — | |
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | — | |
| 1949 | — | — | ||
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| 1944 | — | #3,430 | 5 | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
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| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | — | |
| 1934 | — | — | ||
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| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | — | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | — | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1924 | — | #3,867 | 6 | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | — | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | #4,286 | 5 | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | #3,177 | 7 | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
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| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1910
The first year at least five girls were named Chelsea! It came in at #2,398, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1910–1914, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Chelsea is popular in 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Delaware#113 · 1 in 361
- Connecticut#124 · 1 in 500
- New York#126 · 1 in 612
- District of Columbia#136 · 1 in 400
- Georgia#153 · 1 in 704
Best ever in a state: #4 in Hawaii, 1991.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #113 | 8 | 1 in 361 |
| Connecticut | #124 | 26 | 1 in 500 |
| New York | #126 | 156 | 1 in 612 |
| District of Columbia | #136 | 8 | 1 in 400 |
| Georgia | #153 | 75 | 1 in 704 |
| West Virginia | #154 | 12 | 1 in 574 |
| Maryland | #163 | 37 | 1 in 683 |
| Florida | #164 | 111 | 1 in 776 |
| Virginia | #167 | 50 | 1 in 752 |
| Michigan | #188 | 49 | 1 in 907 |
| Alabama | #192 | 26 | 1 in 807 |
| Tennessee | #198 | 35 | 1 in 920 |
| Kentucky | #208 | 22 | 1 in 919 |
| Pennsylvania | #217 | 53 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Louisiana | #223 | 21 | 1 in 963 |
| California | #226 | 215 | 1 in 1,067 |
| New Jersey | #228 | 35 | 1 in 1,122 |
| Arkansas | #229 | 14 | 1 in 873 |
| South Carolina | #230 | 19 | 1 in 1,010 |
| Ohio | #246 | 48 | 1 in 1,175 |
| Mississippi | #254 | 13 | 1 in 960 |
| Oklahoma | #255 | 17 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Texas | #258 | 137 | 1 in 1,224 |
| North Carolina | #264 | 39 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Colorado | #275 | 22 | 1 in 1,114 |
| Arizona | #282 | 30 | 1 in 1,216 |
| Iowa | #290 | 11 | 1 in 1,230 |
| Minnesota | #293 | 20 | 1 in 1,288 |
| Washington | #310 | 24 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Massachusetts | #313 | 19 | 1 in 1,433 |
| Wisconsin | #324 | 17 | 1 in 1,474 |
| Missouri | #337 | 18 | 1 in 1,635 |
| Kansas | #339 | 10 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Indiana | #348 | 20 | 1 in 1,625 |
| Oregon | #375 | 11 | 1 in 1,508 |
| Nevada | #385 | 8 | 1 in 1,521 |
| New Mexico | #392 | 6 | 1 in 1,410 |
| Illinois | #406 | 32 | 1 in 2,070 |
| Utah | #413 | 11 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Nebraska | #428 | 5 | 1 in 1,665 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Chelsea
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 64 spots since 2024 (#787 → #851)
- 207 spots since 2020 (#644 → #851)
- 542 spots since 2015 (#309 → #851)
- Biggest jump: 1,133 spots in 1969 (#1,834 → #701)
- Biggest drop: 99 spots in 2020 (#545 → #644)
Rise & fade · girls
82 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1910
- Peaked 1992 at #15 (16,177 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 15 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1984–1998
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1969–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 114
- Highest: 1 in 114 girls born in 1992 were named Chelsea (0.88%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,038 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 52.1% of all girls named Chelsea (84,805) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 24 | #2,398 (1910) | #3,629 |
| 1920s | 25 | #3,875 (1927) | #4,291 |
| 1930s | 15 | #4,204 (1935) | #4,388 |
| 1940s | 5 | #4,622 (1942) | #4,622 |
| 1950s | 31 | #4,655 (1954) | #5,073 |
| 1960s | 292 | #701 (1969) | #4,515 |
| 1970s | 3,485 | #409 (1978) | #545 |
| 1980s | 43,163 | #27 (1989) | #143 |
| 1990s | 84,805 | #15 (1992) | #51 |
| 2000s | 18,024 | #140 (2000) | #190 |
| 2010s | 10,602 | #222 (2011) | #329 |
| 2020s | 2,413 | #635 (2021) | #720 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Chelsea in 2008
girls
#222
1,518 births · 1 in 1,246 girls
Top girls' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 1,246 of them was named Chelsea, which outranked 98.9% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Chelsea
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.