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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Chelsa

Chelsa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 1719th; the most babies were born in 1990 (80). More babies were named Chelsa in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
199080 babies
Total since 1880
1,107babies recorded

Chelsa popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#15,5225
1990#1,79980
1980#5,01814
1970#4,06914
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Chelsa, counting every spelling?

Chelsa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Chelsa?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Chelsa are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 34 and 43. That makes Chelsa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Chelsa by state

How common Chelsa was among girls born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIN0.06Ohio: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOH0.05Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTN0.05North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesLA0.06Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesGA0.07Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesFL0.01
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Chelsa, girls, 1988–1992. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Chelsa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chelsa, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Chelsa

How popular is the name Chelsa?

Chelsa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 1719th; the most babies were born in 1990 (80). More babies were named Chelsa in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Chelsa a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,107 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Chelsa most popular?

In 1988–1992, Chelsa was most common in Georgia (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Louisiana.