Girls' name · since 1983
Chelsae
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 386 babies named Chelsae, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 386
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelsae sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 386 recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Chelsae recorded 386 times among girls since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1998.
- #13,797 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 386 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelsae ranks #13,797 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 386 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 386
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelsae's 386 recorded births place it above 80.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Chelsae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chelsae's full recorded timeline at 1991, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chelsae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1998
- Peak year (1990)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Chelsae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (260 births, 67% of the file).
1990s was Chelsae's strongest decade.
260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Chelsae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
126 births
- 1990s
1990s
260 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 260 births (67% of all-time use).
Chelsae by state
Where Chelsae concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
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- Ohio records the most Chelsaes (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chelsae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1983–1998 (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 Chelsae 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.