Recorded 1988–2000 Girls' name Peak 1991 67 births

Chelcea — girls' name

67 babies named Chelcea in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s462000s5

The verdict

67 girls have been named Chelcea since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

67
total births
1988–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Chelcea was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

16 babies were named Chelcea in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chelcea

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Chelcea between 1988 and 2000, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chelcea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chelcea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chelcea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chelcea 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 67 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.

Chelcea at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

67

Since 1988

13 years of records

Peak year

1991

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1988

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2000

Chelcea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1988

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1991)
16
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
05101520 20001994199319921991199019891988 7

Chelcea by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
46 births that decade — 69% of Chelcea's all-time total
1980s161990s462000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chelcea?
67 babies have been named Chelcea since 1988. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1991 with 16 births.
When was Chelcea most popular?
Chelcea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Chelcea been used?
Chelcea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 13 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Chelcea?
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.

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, 1988–2000 (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.