Girls' name · since 1974
Chelse
Chelse has 838 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 838
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
838 girls have been named Chelse since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chelse recorded 838 times among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 2010.
- #8,488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 838 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelse ranks #8,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 838 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 838
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelse's 838 recorded births place it above 88.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Chelse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chelse splits its recorded history at 1994: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 74 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chelse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2010
- Peak year (1992)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Chelse by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (456 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Chelse's strongest decade.
456 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Chelse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
267 births
- 1990s
1990s
456 births
- 2000s 93
2000s
93 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 456 births (54% of all-time use).
How Chelse compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chelse's total volume
Chelse by state
Where Chelse concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 48 | 5.7% |
| #2 | California | | 13 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.6% |
48 of 838 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Chelse appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chelse's data
- Chelse's decade-level peak was the 1990s (456 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chelses (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chelse: 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 (~36 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, 1974–2010 (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 Chelse 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.