Chelsea
The London district, Old English cealc hyth, “chalk landing place.”
1992peak year
No. 15best rank (1992)
163,335babies since 1880
No. 851rank in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Chelsea first shows up in the national records in 1910. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1984 to 1998. Its biggest year was 1992, when 16,177 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 15 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 851 for girls. All told, 163,335 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 24 | No. 2398 |
| 1920s | 25 | No. 3875 |
| 1930s | 15 | No. 4204 |
| 1940s | 5 | No. 4622 |
| 1950s | 31 | No. 4655 |
| 1960s | 292 | No. 701 |
| 1970s | 3,485 | No. 409 |
| 1980s | 43,163 | No. 27 |
| 1990s | 84,805 | No. 15 |
| 2000s | 18,024 | No. 140 |
| 2010s | 10,602 | No. 222 |
| 2020s | 2,413 | No. 635 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.