Chelsey

#6,325 for girls in 2025, 18 births · Last seen for boys in 1992 at #7,422
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1992 · 2,880 births
Debut · girls
13 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
31,498
since 1969

Chelsey over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Chelsey has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202003peak #117, 1992girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,32518—
2024#5,44323—
2023#3,70941—
2022#4,37832—
2021#3,39046—
2020#3,39945—
2019#2,45172—
2018#2,64765—
2017#2,25783—
2016#1,956102—
2015#1,711123—
2014#1,552140—
2013#1,502147—
2012#1,416161—
2011#1,292182—
2010#1,180206—
2009#1,091233—
2008#1,014260—
2007#826347—
2006#797342—
2005#798325—
2004#739356—
2003#687380—
2002#605423—
2001#541491—
2000#475580—
1999#432638—
1998#348832—
1997#2631,099—
1996#2231,285—
1995#2061,408—
1994#1781,655—
1993#1452,154—
1992#1172,880#7,4226
1991#1292,440—
1990#1282,447#5,3829
1989#1402,202#5,6158
1988#1491,878#3,20316
1987#1861,477#5,4597
1986#303808#6,7215
1985#300815#5,1477
1984#322729#4,9737
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1982#569322—
1981#1,52878—
1980#1,46083—
1979#1,39488—
1978#1,39783—
1977#1,57668—
1976#1,63860—
1975#1,96345—
1974#1,80149—
1973#2,30933—
1972#2,45129—
1971#2,80125—
1970#3,57717—
1969#3,95813—
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First appearance
1969

The first year at least five girls were named Chelsey! It came in at #3,958, and was given to 13 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1969–1970, when fewer than 18 girls a year got the name.

Where Chelsey is popular in 2003

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedNHWashington: #909 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,772 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #420 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,356 girlsMNIllinois: #1,063 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,699 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,237 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,818 girlsMINew York: #727 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,672 girlsNYMassachusetts: #792 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,041 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedSDIowa: #383 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,959 girlsIAIndiana: #650 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,051 girlsINOhio: #443 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,649 girlsOHPennsylvania: #766 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,652 girlsPANew Jersey: #1,015 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,033 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #895 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 6,126 girlsCAUtah: #584 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,010 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #650 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,066 girlsMOKentucky: #240 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedWVVirginia: #792 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,148 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedDEArizona: #1,074 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,743 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedKSArkansas: #506 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,383 girlsARTennessee: #395 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,027 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #566 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,346 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #324 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #467 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,307 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedMSAlabama: #365 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,786 girlsALGeorgia: #414 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,163 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Chelsey, so not publishedHITexas: #758 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 4,649 girlsTXFlorida: #740 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,695 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#240 · 1 in 1,159
  2. South Carolina#324 · 1 in 1,413
  3. Alabama#365 · 1 in 1,786
  4. Iowa#383 · 1 in 1,959
  5. Tennessee#395 · 1 in 2,027

Best ever in a state: #19 in North Dakota, 1989.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#240171 in 1,159
South Carolina#324121 in 1,413
Alabama#365111 in 1,786
Iowa#38371 in 1,959
Tennessee#395151 in 2,027
Georgia#414231 in 2,163
Minnesota#420111 in 2,356
Ohio#443221 in 2,649
Louisiana#46791 in 2,307
Arkansas#50651 in 2,383
North Carolina#566131 in 3,346
Utah#58461 in 3,010
Indiana#65081 in 4,051
Missouri#65071 in 4,066
New York#727211 in 4,672
Florida#740171 in 4,695
Texas#758341 in 4,649
Pennsylvania#766101 in 5,652
Massachusetts#79251 in 6,041
Virginia#79271 in 5,148
California#895371 in 6,126
Washington#90951 in 5,772
New Jersey#1,01561 in 7,033
Illinois#1,06391 in 7,699
Arizona#1,07451 in 6,743
Michigan#1,23751 in 9,818
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Chelsey
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 882 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #6,325)
  • 2,926 spots since 2020 (#3,399 → #6,325)
  • 4,614 spots since 2015 (#1,711 → #6,325)
  • Biggest jump: 959 spots in 1982 (#1,528 → #569)
  • Biggest drop: 188 spots in 2008 (#826 → #1,014)
Rise & fade · girls
23 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1969
  • Peaked 1992 at #117 (2,880 births)
  • Births halved by 1995, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 1982–2007
Share of babies · girls
1 in 640
  • Highest: 1 in 640 girls born in 1992 were named Chelsey (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 89,293 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 53.5% of all girls named Chelsey (16,838) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s13#3,958 (1969)#3,958
1970s497#1,394 (1979)#2,091
1980s8,927#140 (1989)#536
1990s16,838#117 (1992)#217
2000s3,737#475 (2000)#757
2010s1,281#1,180 (2010)#1,796
2020s205#3,390 (2021)#4,441

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Chelsey in 2003

girls
#687
380 births · 1 in 4,808 girls

Top girls' names in 2003

  1. #1Emily25,693
  2. #2Emma22,719
  3. #3Madison20,201
  4. #4Hannah17,638
  5. #5Olivia16,154
  6. #6Abigail15,932
  7. #7Alexis14,867
  8. #8Ashley14,519
  9. #9Elizabeth14,123
  10. #10Samantha13,870
  11. #687Chelsey380
More about 2003

girls

1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 4,808 of them was named Chelsey, which outranked 96.3% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chelsey
  1. #683Taniya384
  2. #685Ansley383
  3. #685Princess383
  4. #687Chelsey380
  5. #687Breana380
  6. #687Felicia380
  7. #690Leticia378
  8. #690Tina378
  9. #692Jolie377

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,689Laci#2,126 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,528Karyme#2,467 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,500Roselyn#2,467 → #967
  4. ↑ 1,326Kaydence#2,310 → #984
  5. ↑ 1,170Sherlyn#2,081 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Odalys#951 → #1,432
  2. ↓ 400Kari#975 → #1,375
  3. ↓ 334Litzy#501 → #835
  4. ↓ 289Alysha#960 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 252Roxana#861 → #1,113

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2003 →