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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202007peak #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 2007

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedNHWashington: #1,042 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,258 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: #539 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,978 girlsMNIllinois: #915 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,644 girlsILWisconsin: #732 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,250 girlsWIMichigan: #654 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,809 girlsMINew York: #784 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,655 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedRIOregon: #533 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,395 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedSDIowa: #555 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,787 girlsIAIndiana: #629 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,314 girlsINOhio: #600 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,585 girlsOHPennsylvania: #788 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,103 girlsPANew Jersey: #945 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,886 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,121 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 7,875 girlsCAUtah: #649 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,269 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #930 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,929 girlsMOKentucky: #520 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,926 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedWVVirginia: #651 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,497 girlsVAMaryland: #909 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,136 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedDEArizona: #891 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,746 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedNMKansas: #609 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,814 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedARTennessee: #530 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,712 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #908 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,346 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #536 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,369 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #639 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,967 girlsOKLouisiana: #636 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,025 girlsLAMississippi: #435 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,821 girlsMSAlabama: #693 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,557 girlsALGeorgia: #735 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,873 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedHITexas: #821 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 4,833 girlsTXFlorida: #667 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,882 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#435 · 1 in 1,821
  2. Kentucky#520 · 1 in 2,926
  3. Tennessee#530 · 1 in 2,712
  4. Oregon#533 · 1 in 2,395
  5. South Carolina#536 · 1 in 2,369

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#43571 in 1,821
Kentucky#52071 in 2,926
Tennessee#530121 in 2,712
Oregon#53371 in 2,395
South Carolina#53681 in 2,369
Minnesota#53991 in 2,978
Iowa#55551 in 2,787
Ohio#600161 in 3,585
Kansas#60951 in 2,814
Indiana#629101 in 3,314
Louisiana#63671 in 3,025
Oklahoma#63961 in 2,967
Utah#64961 in 3,269
Virginia#651111 in 3,497
Michigan#654121 in 3,809
Florida#667231 in 3,882
Alabama#69361 in 3,557
Wisconsin#73261 in 4,250
Georgia#735141 in 3,873
New York#784211 in 4,655
Pennsylvania#788111 in 5,103
Texas#821351 in 4,833
Arizona#89181 in 4,746
North Carolina#90891 in 5,346
Maryland#90951 in 5,136
Illinois#915121 in 5,644
Missouri#93051 in 5,929
New Jersey#94571 in 5,886
Washington#1,04251 in 6,258
California#1,121301 in 7,875
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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 2007

girls
#826
347 births · 1 in 5,541 girls

Top girls' names in 2007

  1. #1Emily19,367
  2. #2Isabella19,143
  3. #3Emma18,390
  4. #4Ava18,053
  5. #5Madison17,968
  6. #6Sophia17,031
  7. #7Olivia16,589
  8. #8Abigail15,476
  9. #9Hannah13,323
  10. #10Elizabeth13,071
  11. #826Chelsey347
More about 2007

girls

1,922,617 girls got a published name in 2007; 1 in 5,541 of them was named Chelsey, which outranked 96.0% of the 20,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chelsey
  1. #822Hailie349
  2. #822Luciana349
  3. #822Salma349
  4. #826Chelsey347
  5. #826Averie347
  6. #826Frances347
  7. #826Frida347
  8. #831Jaeda346
  9. #832Aracely345
  10. #833Selah344

Tied with 4 names at #826; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 16,568Jaslene#17,168 → #600
  2. ↑ 5,379Marely#6,125 → #746
  3. ↑ 2,556Audrina#3,264 → #708
  4. ↑ 2,506Jordin#3,090 → #584
  5. ↑ 1,358Azul#2,081 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 4,216Bethzy#881 → #5,097
  2. ↓ 346Akeelah#708 → #1,054
  3. ↓ 326Tayla#926 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 312Betsy#747 → #1,059
  5. ↓ 295Shakira#780 → #1,075

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

See the top 100 for 2007 →