How popular is the name Chelsea?

Chelsea ranks 262nd among girls' names in US records, with 163,294 births since 1910. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,121.

Is Chelsea a unisex name?

No. Chelsea is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1992, when 16,203 children were given the name. It has been in use for 115 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#262 of girl names

Pronounced CH EH1 L S IY0 (ARPABET)

Chelsea is a girls' name, and first appears in 1910. It has been given to 163,294 children — the 262nd most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 59% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1992, when 16,203 children were given it.

1992Girls: 16,203Boys: 22

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Chelsea?: Chelsea ranks 262nd among girls' names in US records, with 163,294 births since 1910. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,121.
Is Chelsea a unisex name?: No. Chelsea is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Chelsea most popular?: 1992, when 16,203 children were given the name. It has been in use for 115 years and is still recorded as of 2024.