Chelsi
Chelsi was the 12178th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 649th with 339 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,827 places. More babies were named Chelsi in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Chelsea) chalk landing place (London place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #12,178 girls, up 1,626 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991339 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,050babies recorded
What does the name Chelsi mean?
Chelsi is a spelling of Chelsea, pronounced the same way, so it shares Chelsea's meaning and origin.
Chelsea is a district of west London on the Thames. Wiktionary traces it to Old English Cealchȳth, from cealc, chalk, and hȳth, landing place, so "chalk wharf," perhaps where chalk or lime was unloaded. Several American places, including Chelsea, Massachusetts, took the name. As a girls' name it has been used in the US since 1910 and was most popular around 1990.
cealc (Old English, “chalk”)hȳþ (Old English, “landing place”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only; the 'unloading chalk' explanation is an inference.
Related names: Chelsey, Chelsie, Kelsey.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Chelsea' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Chelsi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,178 | 7 |
| 2020 | #13,804 | 6 |
| 2010 | #4,415 | 33 |
| 2000 | #2,867 | 50 |
| 1990 | #762 | 271 |
| 1980 | #5,977 | 11 |
| 1970 | #8,180 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Chelsi, counting every spelling?
Chelsi is a spelling of Chelsea, a name family that ranked #739 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,178 for Chelsi on its own. Together these spellings went to 377 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 319 | #851 | 1,964 |
| Chelsey | 18 | #6,370 | 160 |
| Chelsie | 18 | #6,371 | 95 |
| Chelsy | 15 | #7,211 | 78 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Chelsi?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chelsi (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Chelsi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chelsi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chelsi?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Chelsi are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 30 and 37. That makes Chelsi mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Chelsi by state
How common Chelsi was among girls born in each state in 1989–1993, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.4×), Missouri (2.5×), Oklahoma (2.3×), Iowa (2.3×), Oregon (2.3×). In 18 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chelsi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chelsi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chelsi
What does Chelsi mean?
Chelsi is a spelling of Chelsea, which means “chalk landing place (London place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Chelsi?
Chelsi was the 12178th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 649th with 339 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,827 places. More babies were named Chelsi in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Chelsi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Chelsi in the US.
Where was Chelsi most popular?
In 1989–1993, Chelsi was most common in Idaho (0.56 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Missouri.