Cheril vs Chelsea

Side-by-side comparison of Cheril and Chelsea — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cheril

Girl name

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Name B

Chelsea

Girl name · Rank #789

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Metric Cheril Chelsea
Current Rank Unranked #789
Total Births (all years) 231 162,884
Peak Year 1959 1992
Peak Year Births 20 16,177
Peak Decade 1960ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1944 1910

Births by Decade

Decade Cheril Chelsea
1910ss — 24
1920ss — 25
1930ss — 15
1940ss 26 5
1950ss 91 31
1960ss 94 292
1970ss 20 3,485
1980ss — 43,163
1990ss — 84,805
2000ss — 18,024
2010ss — 10,602
2020ss — 2,413

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cheril Chelsea
2014 — 1,196
2015 — 1,057
2016 — 933
2017 — 818
2018 — 664
2019 — 557
2020 — 449
2021 — 466
2022 — 424
2023 — 397
2024 — 358
2025 — 319

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1944–1974.

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