Chelsey

#6,325 for girls in 2025, 18 births · Last seen for boys in 1992 at #7,422
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1992 · 2,880 births
Debut · girls
13 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
31,498
since 1969

Chelsey over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Chelsey has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #117, 1992girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,32518—
2024#5,44323—
2023#3,70941—
2022#4,37832—
2021#3,39046—
2020#3,39945—
2019#2,45172—
2018#2,64765—
2017#2,25783—
2016#1,956102—
2015#1,711123—
2014#1,552140—
2013#1,502147—
2012#1,416161—
2011#1,292182—
2010#1,180206—
2009#1,091233—
2008#1,014260—
2007#826347—
2006#797342—
2005#798325—
2004#739356—
2003#687380—
2002#605423—
2001#541491—
2000#475580—
1999#432638—
1998#348832—
1997#2631,099—
1996#2231,285—
1995#2061,408—
1994#1781,655—
1993#1452,154—
1992#1172,880#7,4226
1991#1292,440—
1990#1282,447#5,3829
1989#1402,202#5,6158
1988#1491,878#3,20316
1987#1861,477#5,4597
1986#303808#6,7215
1985#300815#5,1477
1984#322729#4,9737
1983#403535—
1982#569322—
1981#1,52878—
1980#1,46083—
1979#1,39488—
1978#1,39783—
1977#1,57668—
1976#1,63860—
1975#1,96345—
1974#1,80149—
1973#2,30933—
1972#2,45129—
1971#2,80125—
1970#3,57717—
1969#3,95813—
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First appearance
1969

The first year at least five girls were named Chelsey! It came in at #3,958, and was given to 13 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1969–1970, when fewer than 18 girls a year got the name.

Where Chelsey is popular in 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedAKMaine: #202 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 926 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedNHWashington: #685 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,176 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #208 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,053 girlsMNIllinois: #497 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,062 girlsILWisconsin: #383 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,292 girlsWIMichigan: #259 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsMINew York: #497 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,052 girlsNYMassachusetts: #505 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,545 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedRIOregon: #354 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsORNevada: #344 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,521 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedSDIowa: #253 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsIAIndiana: #242 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,225 girlsINOhio: #268 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,541 girlsOHPennsylvania: #346 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,159 girlsPANew Jersey: #774 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,926 girlsNJConnecticut: #462 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,107 girlsCTCalifornia: #664 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 4,420 girlsCAUtah: #264 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsUTColorado: #734 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,451 girlsCONebraska: #226 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsNEMissouri: #328 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,979 girlsMOKentucky: #108 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 474 girlsKYWest Virginia: #147 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 563 girlsWVVirginia: #320 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,695 girlsVAMaryland: #536 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,420 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedDEArizona: #414 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,087 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedNMKansas: #319 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedARTennessee: #124 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 576 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #244 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,275 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #298 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #282 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,301 girlsOKLouisiana: #119 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 533 girlsLAMississippi: #220 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 937 girlsMSAlabama: #192 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 869 girlsALGeorgia: #261 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedHITexas: #372 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 2,049 girlsTXFlorida: #396 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,321 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#108 · 1 in 474
  2. Louisiana#119 · 1 in 533
  3. Tennessee#124 · 1 in 576
  4. West Virginia#147 · 1 in 563
  5. Alabama#192 · 1 in 869

Best ever in a state: #19 in North Dakota, 1989.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#108431 in 474
Louisiana#119411 in 533
Tennessee#124531 in 576
West Virginia#147131 in 563
Alabama#192241 in 869
Maine#20251 in 926
Minnesota#208241 in 1,053
Mississippi#220131 in 937
Nebraska#22681 in 1,011
Indiana#242271 in 1,225
North Carolina#244331 in 1,275
Iowa#253111 in 1,278
Michigan#259371 in 1,392
Georgia#261351 in 1,273
Utah#264141 in 1,180
Ohio#268401 in 1,541
Oklahoma#282131 in 1,301
South Carolina#298111 in 1,526
Kansas#31981 in 1,619
Virginia#320201 in 1,695
Missouri#328151 in 1,979
Nevada#34461 in 1,521
Pennsylvania#346271 in 2,159
Oregon#354101 in 1,644
Texas#372701 in 2,049
Wisconsin#383111 in 2,292
Florida#396321 in 2,321
Arizona#414141 in 2,087
Connecticut#46251 in 3,107
Illinois#497231 in 3,062
New York#497331 in 3,052
Massachusetts#50591 in 3,545
Maryland#53671 in 3,420
California#664501 in 4,420
Washington#68571 in 4,176
Colorado#73451 in 4,451
New Jersey#77471 in 5,926
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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 Chelsey
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 882 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #6,325)
  • 2,926 spots since 2020 (#3,399 → #6,325)
  • 4,614 spots since 2015 (#1,711 → #6,325)
  • Biggest jump: 959 spots in 1982 (#1,528 → #569)
  • Biggest drop: 188 spots in 2008 (#826 → #1,014)
Rise & fade · girls
23 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1969
  • Peaked 1992 at #117 (2,880 births)
  • Births halved by 1995, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 1982–2007
Share of babies · girls
1 in 640
  • Highest: 1 in 640 girls born in 1992 were named Chelsey (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 89,293 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 53.5% of all girls named Chelsey (16,838) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s13#3,958 (1969)#3,958
1970s497#1,394 (1979)#2,091
1980s8,927#140 (1989)#536
1990s16,838#117 (1992)#217
2000s3,737#475 (2000)#757
2010s1,281#1,180 (2010)#1,796
2020s205#3,390 (2021)#4,441

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.

Chelsey in 1998

girls
#348
832 births · 1 in 2,124 girls

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #348Chelsey832
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 2,124 of them was named Chelsey, which outranked 97.9% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chelsey
  1. #345Eva846
  2. #346Colleen843
  3. #347Josephine840
  4. #348Chelsey832
  5. #348Helen832
  6. #350Ava831
  7. #351Kelsie828
  8. #352Harley825

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1998 →