Chelsea Girl
How popular is Chelsea?
#851 girl name in 2025
319 baby girls were named Chelsea in the US in 2025, making it the 851st most popular girl name.
160,192living people named Chelsea (est.)
34median age of people named Chelsea
163,335babies named Chelsea since 1880
1 in 10,393US babies born in 2025
Chelsea popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #851 for girls (▼ 64 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 319 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-70% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #309 in 2015, #644 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (16,177 girls) |
| Highest rank | #15 in 1992 |
| First recorded | 1910 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Chelsea is most popular
Babies named Chelsea per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 0.5 per 1,000 (99 girls)
- New York: 0.5 per 1,000 (217 girls)
- Maryland: 0.5 per 1,000 (50 girls)
- California: 0.4 per 1,000 (312 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.4 per 1,000 (80 girls)
Chelsea by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 24 | #2,398 |
| 1920s | 25 | #3,873 |
| 1930s | 15 | #4,202 |
| 1940s | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1950s | 31 | #4,653 |
| 1960s | 292 | #701 |
| 1970s | 3,485 | #409 |
| 1980s | 43,163 | #27 |
| 1990s | 84,805 | #15 |
| 2000s | 18,024 | #140 |
| 2010s | 10,602 | #222 |
| 2020s | 2,413 | #635 |
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Questions
- Is Chelsea a boy or girl name?
- Chelsea is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Chelsea were girls.
- How popular is the name Chelsea?
- 319 baby girls were named Chelsea in the US in 2025, making it the 851st most popular girl name.
- When was Chelsea most popular?
- Chelsea peaked in 1992, when 16,177 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #15 in 1992.
- How many people are named Chelsea?
- 163,335 babies have been named Chelsea in the US since 1880. We estimate about 160,192 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
- Where is Chelsea most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Chelsea was most common in New Jersey, at 0.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.