girl's name
Chelsey
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 36,470
Northern Ireland
#402
2012 births
Chelsey is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Chelsey is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 1992, when 2,886 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Chelsey over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 497 |
| 1980s | 8,977 |
| 1990s | 16,853 |
| 2000s | 3,737 |
| 2010s | 1,281 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 205 |
How popular is Chelsey?
In 2025, Chelsey was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Chelsey is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Chelsey
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Chelsey also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chelsey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Chelsey in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Chelsey
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chelsey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Chelsey
How popular is the name Chelsey?
In 2025, Chelsey was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Chelsey a girl's or a boy's name?
Chelsey is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Chelsey most popular?
Chelsey peaked in 1992, when 2,886 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Chelsey a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Chelsey currently ranks #2,527 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.