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Chelsea

Chelsea is currently the #851 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 319 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #644 to #851. Looking at the full record since 1910, Chelsea hit its all-time high of #15 in 1992, when 16,177 girls were given the name. State by state, Illinois leads the way at #515.

Rankings

2025 rank
#851
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#15
in 1992 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
319
girls named Chelsea

Chelsea popularity, 1880–2025

0.24%0.47%0.71%0.95%18801900192019401960198020002020#15 in 1992
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1992

Where Chelsea is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025NH—Washington: #541 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WA#541Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025MI—New York: #567 (29 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NY#567Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025IA—Illinois: #515 (19 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#515Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025IN—Ohio: #1271 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1271Pennsylvania: #763 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#763New Jersey: #618 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#618Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025CT—California: #644 (48 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#644Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: #651 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#651Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025KS—Arkansas: #555 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AR#555Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025TN—North Carolina: #534 (20 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NC#534South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025AL—Georgia: #796 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#796Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsea in 2025HI—Texas: #949 (30 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#949Florida: #692 (24 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#692
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arkansas (#555), North Carolina (#534), Illinois (#515)

Uniqueness score

48/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Chelsea in the most recent year of SSA data.

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