Girls' name · peaked in 1992
Chelsey name popularity since 1925
31,563 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Chelsey. Half of them were born in 1992 or earlier, so the typical Chelsey is about 34 years old in 2026. Chelsey peaked in 1992 as the #117 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 31,563
- Named Chelsey, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #6,370 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 31,498 girls · 65 boys
- Most popular in
- North Dakota
- 3.24× its national share
Peak year is the year Chelsey made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Chelsey births per year, 1925–2025
1992 was the biggest year for Chelsey both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1982 and 1987, Chelsey became 4.5× more common, from 1 in 5,260 baby girls to 1 in 1,180.
- Steepest fall: Between 1996 and 2001, its share of baby girls fell by 63%, from 1 in 1,360 to 1 in 3,670.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Chelsey's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Chelsey.
Decade by decade
Babies named Chelsey in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 13 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 497 | 0 | #1,966 |
| 1980s | 8,927 | 50 | #300 |
| 1990s | 16,838 | 15 | #206 |
| 2000s | 3,737 | 0 | #798 |
| 2010s | 1,281 | 0 | #1,712 |
| 2020–25 | 205 | 0 | #6,370 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
73.4% of babies named Chelsey from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Chelsey is most popular
The index compares Chelsey's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Chelsey.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 3.24× | 306 |
| Utah | 2.76× | 704 |
| Tennessee | 1.96× | 1,235 |
| Minnesota | 1.87× | 1,022 |
| Nebraska | 1.61× | 338 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Chelsey and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsey (this page) | 31,498 | 1992 |
| Chelsie | 13,855 | 1992 |
| Chelsi | 4,050 | 1991 |
| Chelsy | 3,318 | 1992 |
| Chelsee | 1,742 | 1992 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Chelsey's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Chelsey.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Chelsey (1992).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data