Name Legacy

Chelsa

Recorded 1969–2007 · United States

Chelsa was most popular in 1990, when 80 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,934 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,107 people named Chelsa.

Most popular in1990
Rank that year#2,934
Births that year80
Total since 18801,107
Given to100% girls

Chelsa over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Chelsa’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chelsa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chelsa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,107 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Chelsa

Where Chelsa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org