How Many People Are Named Chelsea?
people named Chelsea are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,139 people in the US has this name
Based on 163,335 babies named Chelsea in Social Security records from 1910 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
16,199 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of a district in London, originally derived from Old English and meaning "landing place for chalk or limestone". It has been in general use as an English given name since the 1970s.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Chelsea in English. Counting Chelsea and these spellings together, about 204,217 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Chelsea (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chelsea alive today is about 31 years old, and 70% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 28 and 36 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chelsea first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 1992, to 16,199 babies. In 2025, 319 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Chelsea never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #15, in 1992, and it was in the top 100 for 15 years, 1984 to 1998. In 2025 it ranked #851.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #851 |
| Best rank | #15 (1992) |
| Years in the top 100 | 15 (1984 to 1998) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #34 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chelsea alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chelsea were born in California than in any other state: about 17,278 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Chelsea was given 2.5 times as often in Vermont, 2 times in Hawaii and 1.8 times in Maine.
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