Girls' name · since 1977
Chalsea
120 babies named Chalsea in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
120 girls have been named Chalsea since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalsea has been recorded 120 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2000.
- #25,088 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 120 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalsea ranks #25,088 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chalsea's 120 recorded births place it above 65.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chalsea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chalsea splits its recorded history at 1992: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chalsea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2000
- Peak year (1992)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Chalsea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (72 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Chalsea's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Chalsea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 72 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chalsea's data
- Chalsea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chalsea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chalsea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.