Recorded 1987–2008 Girls' name Peak 1993 225 births

Chealsea — girls' name

225 babies named Chealsea in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s281990s1452000s52

The verdict

225 girls have been named Chealsea since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

225
total births
1987–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Chealsea was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

24 babies were named Chealsea in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chealsea

The Social Security Administration has registered 225 babies named Chealsea between 1987 and 2008, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chealsea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chealsea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chealsea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chealsea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chealsea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 225 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chealsea at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

225

Since 1987

22 years of records

Peak year

1993

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1987

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2008

Chealsea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1987

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1993)
24
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 20082005200119981995199219891987 6

Chealsea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
145 births that decade — 64% of Chealsea's all-time total
1980s281990s1452000s52

Chealsea by state

Where Chealsea concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chealsea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.2%
Texas share of Chealsea's total US births 2.2%

5 of 225 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chealsea?
225 babies have been named Chealsea since 1987. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1993 with 24 births.
When was Chealsea most popular?
Chealsea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Chealsea most popular?
The top states for the name Chealsea are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Chealsea been used?
Chealsea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 22 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Chealsea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.