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Chelsea

Girl

Meaning of Chelsea: English: 'chalk landing place'

Chelsea is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 824th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1230th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#824

319 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1230

27 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

163,335

First recorded 1910 · peak 1992

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 542 babies1982: 1,723 babies1983: 2,720 babies1984: 3,548 babies1985: 3,631 babies1986: 3,772 babies1987: 6,653 babies1988: 8,909 babies1989: 11,301 babies1990: 12,818 babies19901991: 13,541 babies1992: 16,199 babies1993: 11,305 babies1994: 7,732 babies1995: 6,775 babies1996: 5,873 babies1997: 4,468 babies1998: 3,525 babies1999: 2,733 babies2000: 2,380 babies20002001: 2,120 babies2002: 1,792 babies2003: 1,838 babies2004: 1,763 babies2005: 1,734 babies2006: 1,824 babies2007: 1,644 babies2008: 1,518 babies2009: 1,429 babies2010: 1,417 babies20102011: 1,425 babies2012: 1,356 babies2013: 1,179 babies2014: 1,196 babies2015: 1,063 babies2016: 933 babies2017: 818 babies2018: 669 babies2019: 557 babies2020: 449 babies20202021: 466 babies2022: 424 babies2023: 397 babies2024: 358 babies2025: 319 babies
US babies named Chelsea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 16,199.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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