Is Chelsy a boy or girl name?

Chelsy is a girl’s name. Of the 3,318 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Chelsy

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Chelsy was most popular in 1992, when 225 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,537 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,318 people named Chelsy.

Chelsy over time

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

Is Chelsy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chelsy is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,318 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Chelsy

Where Chelsy 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