Is Chelse a boy or girl name?

Chelse is a girl’s name. Of the 838 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Chelse

Recorded 1974–2010 · United States

Chelse was most popular in 1992, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,135 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 838 people named Chelse.

Chelse over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chelse’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chelse a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chelse is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 838 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.

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